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Bob Namundja Barramundi - Namarnkol - Ngalyod 2001
Ochres on Arches Paper Mid 610 x 410mm $480
Ngalyod the Rainbow Serpent. Ngalyod is a msot important ancestor spirit in western Arnhem Land and appears
in various manifestations in Kunwinjku mythology. She is generally feared as she may swallow Aboriginals who
break traditional laws. Ngalyod dwells also in various billabongs (lagoons) in Arnhem Land. Namarnkol or
barramundi, the renowned game fish of the “Top End” of Australia. They grow to extraordinary sizes and are
excellent eating. The namarnkol can be found in saltwater as well as freshwater billabongs and rivers. These fish
have significance as food and as totems and are most easily caught after the end of the monsoon (March -April)
until the humid build-up season (October).