Various animals and plants have cultural significance to the Kunwinjkupeople who live in Western Arnhem Land in the ‘Top End’ of Australia. Lindsay has painted a pair of burarr, or water goanna, which inhabits the wetland areas of Western Arnhem Land including billabongs, rivers and floodplains. The central circle in Lindsay's painting represents the waterhole where the burarr live. The burarrs' streamline body is different to land goannas and their tails are shaped more like a paddle. They are frequently caught and eaten for their tasty white flesh, and their eggs are also sought after as an excellent foodsource- these are found in their dens which can be a hollow log or a dug out burrow.
Burarr nakka yiman kalawan nungan kadjalyo kore kukkukaboyo. Burarr karrinan kakukdayo kore kunwarde kukorlh koremanwodj kahwodjyo kundulk. Bu kannan wanjh kadjuhme kore kuronjkayo munguyh kaluk yerre karrolhme. Burarr namak mayh bungarringun yiman kalawan karohrok.Kunkanj dja kunbalem bungarringun ngadberre mayh.
This painting needs to be framed or stretched. It’s also being sent direct from the artist at a remote art centre, Injalak Arts, in west Arnhem Land in the NT. Please note there is only one mail plane a week that takes the artwork to Gumbalanya. The tracking information is then received a week later when the mail plane returns so often the paintings are delivered before we receive the tracking information. Please expect a slightly longer wait for this very special artwork to arrive.