SPOTLIGHT ON KUNWINJKU WEAVERS: Collectable fibre works from Arnhem Land
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Alicia Mardday
Djenj (Fish), 2022
pandanus fibre and natural dyes
259 x 41 cm
1446-22
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 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.
Naw djenj ngarriyime nadjalwern naw djenj nakimuk nayahwurd namak naw ngarringun dja nawarre nawu minj ngarringun.Djenj ngarringun naw kubowinjku kare dja naw kurrula kare Djenj nawern kangeyo nangeybubuyika bu ngarringeybun da ngarrimang ngarringun naw kondah djenj kare kore kubowinjku kukku.Yiman kayime nawu namarnkol nakka wanjh nakuken djenj ngadberre nawu ngad bininj ngarrikukburlerri dja naw birrikukbele bu ngarrimang ngarringun.
Naw djenj ngarriyime nadjalwern naw djenj nakimuk nayahwurd namak naw ngarringun dja nawarre nawu minj ngarringun.Djenj ngarringun naw kubowinjku kare dja naw kurrula kare Djenj nawern kangeyo nangeybubuyika bu ngarringeybun da ngarrimang ngarringun naw kondah djenj kare kore kubowinjku kukku.Yiman kayime nawu namarnkol nakka wanjh nakuken djenj ngadberre nawu ngad bininj ngarrikukburlerri dja naw birrikukbele bu ngarrimang ngarringun.