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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Joe Guymala, Djenj (Fish), 2016

Joe Guymala Australian, Kunwinjku, b. 1969

Djenj (Fish), 2016
ochre and acrylic on arches paper
51 x 76 cm
743-16
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We always go fishing for lots of fish, big and small. Good ones we eat, bad ones we don't. We eat fish that live in freshwater and saltwater. The fish...
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We always go fishing for lots of fish, big and small. Good ones we eat, bad ones we don't. We eat fish that live in freshwater and saltwater. The fish we catch and eat here in the freshwater have many different names, such as “Namarnkol” (barramundi) which is an important fish for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people to catch and eat.

Nawu djenj ngarriyime nadjalwern nawu djenj nakimuk nayahwurd namak nawu ngarringun dja nawarre nawu minj ngarringun.Djenj ngarringun nawu kubowinjku kare dja nawu kurrula kare Djenj nawern kangeyo nangeybubuyika bu ngarringeybun dja ngarrimang ngarringun nawu kondah djenj kare kore kubowinjku kukku.Yiman kayime nawu namarnkol nakka wanjh nakuken djenj ngadberre nawu ngad bininj ngarrikukburlerri dja nawu birrikukbele bu ngarrimang ngarringun.
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