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Christina Campion, Nawarlah (Stingray), 147x66cm
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  • Aboriginal Art by Christina Campion, Nawarlah (Stingray), 147x66cm - ART ARK®
  • Aboriginal Art by Christina Campion, Nawarlah (Stingray), 147x66cm - ART ARK®
  • Aboriginal Art by Christina Campion, Nawarlah (Stingray), 147x66cm - ART ARK®
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Aboriginal Art by Christina Campion, Nawarlah (Stingray), 147x66cm - ART ARK®
Aboriginal Art by Christina Campion, Nawarlah (Stingray), 147x66cm - ART ARK®
Aboriginal Art by Christina Campion, Nawarlah (Stingray), 147x66cm - ART ARK®

Christina Campion, Nawarlah (Stingray), 147x66cm

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Original Work of Art (1/1) from a Community Art Centre. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued by them.

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  • Aboriginal Artist - Christina Campion
  • Community - Injalak
  • Homeland - 
  • Aboriginal Art Centre - Injalak Arts
  • Catalogue number - 1767-22
  • Materials - Pandanus and Natural Dyes
  • Size(cm) - H147 W66

Nawarlah (stingrays, Dasyatis sp.) can be found in saltwater, or in big estuarine rivers. Nawarlah is one of the animals which we Kunwinjku people eat. When we cook nawarlah, we cut it up and cook it in a drum. We pound the flesh and separate the meat and the fat, which we cook in different drums. Then when we eat it, we take the meat and fat and mix them together. Traditionally, and still sometimes today, nawarlah are hunted in shallow water with djalakirradj (three-pronged fishing spears). The liver is also prized eating. The name literally means “wide one”.

Nawu Nawarlah kare kore kurrula yika kare kore mankabokimuk kore kubowinjku. Nawarlah nakka mayh ngadberre bu ngarringun. Bu ngarrikinje ngarridadjdadjke wanjh ngarrikinje kore nakimuk banikin [drum] wanjh ngarrikanjbun ngarrikanjdurnme ngarrikurrme dja kunbalem ngarrikinje kore nabuyika banikin wanjh ngarrimang manbu kunkanj dja kunbalem ngarrirawon wanjh ngarringun.

(Text: Andrew Manakgu)

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Injalak Arts has been a centre for art, craft and community since it’s opening in 1989. We are based in Gunbalanya, an Aboriginal community of 1200 in West Arnhem Land at the top of the Northern Territory in Australia.

In Kunwinjku, the language of our artists, Injalak means shelter. We pride ourselves on creating a safe place for culture, creativity and knowledge to bloom within the community. With over 200 active members – artists, weavers and craftspeople from Gunbalanya and surrounding homelands, our year-round production of art is inspired by connection to culture, country and people.

Text: Injalak Arts