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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Carissa Gurwalwal, Wak Wak (Crow), 2022
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Carissa Gurwalwal, Wak Wak (Crow), 2022

Carissa Gurwalwal Australian, Kune, b. 1990

Wak Wak (Crow), 2022
acrylic on bark
55 x 19 cm
1834-22
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Wak is the language word for black crow in many Kakadu and West Arnhem language groups. It is also the name for a significant and sacred djang (dreaming) site in...
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Wak is the language word for black crow in many Kakadu and West Arnhem language groups. It is also the name for a significant and sacred djang (dreaming) site in West Arnhem Land at a place called Kurruldul, specific to bininj (aboriginal people) of the Kurulk clan. Often when artists depict this djang, the rarrk (crosshatching) painted is representing 'Djimarr' , the black crow that resides at Kurruldul. It is said that the 'Djimarr' took the form of a rock formation that now sits at the bottom of Kurrurldul creek. This design is sometimes used in sacred ceremonial practices in Arnhem Land, which is painted onto bodies, representing 'Djimarr'.
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