Barramundi and Lily Pads by Karl Haala Bark spearing and preparing bush meat

spearing and preparing bush meat for the family

He has helped with several different projects to get his local art recognized around Australia and around the world

The spirit said to himself this is a good place to live forever

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and they can often be seen flying over the floodplains in flocks

Barramundi and Lily Pads by Karl Haala Bark spearing and preparing bush meatKarl Haala Namarnkol (barramundi), is one of the main food sources for the locals all year around. It is also one of the totem animals for many Indigenous, as well as Dreaming in many sites. Namarnkol is even told in stories to be kept as pets of the Yawk Yawk spirits. Traditionally, Bininj used to spear them at billabongs, rivers and floodwaters. Today the locals go fishing with lines and modern nets, yet sometimes with spears, and they know the best