Three Barramundi and Two Saratoga by Selone Djandjomerr mermaid spearing and preparing bush meat

spearing and preparing bush meat for the family

Support our local Bininj Artists in keeping their traditions alive

The thickness of the lines and the way they applied are very important – besides Skin

the grass is dyed and hung in batches to dry

As they are native to the Northern Territory and New Guinea

Three Barramundi and Two Saratoga by Selone Djandjomerr mermaid spearing and preparing bush meatSelone Djandjomerr is a Kunwinjku artist who was born in Darwin and grew up in Kakadu. His country is in East Arnhemland. Selone works as a tour guide with Yellow Water Tours, sharing his vast knowledge of the area, the stories past down to him and his language. He paints with grass, which is the stem of a freshwater reed that has many fibres inside. These are pared to the thickness required for his Skin Group. The thickness of the lines and the way