AM 419/02 Roderick Maralngurra Namarnkol 2002
Ochres on Arches Paper 1/2 sheet 76 x 102cm 1376-02 SOLD
The artist has painted two 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). The artist is a Kunwinjku man from Oenpelli. Two hands are also represented - this is a trade mark of the artist.