Ngalmangiyi (Long-neck Turtle)

$510.00

1 in stock

Ngalmangiyi, known in English as either Long-neck Turtle or Snake-neck Turtle, is a freshwater turtle that lives in rivers, billabongs and wetlands in the Top End of Australia. 

Daluk (Aboriginal Women) hunt for them on the floodplains by poking a long metal pole or crowbar into the ground. When they hear it thud against a shell they know there is Ngalmangiyi there and they can dig him up. 

Cat. no:
27-25
Artist name:
Camellia Lindjewanga (2 artworks)
Category:
Size:
45 x 45 cm
Medium:
Gunga (Pandanus Spiralis) and natural dyes
Status :
In stock