Aboriginal Art
Water Animals

Traditional paintings of Aboriginal art water animals and dreamtime mermaids (called yawk yawk) portray the life of the billabongs in Western Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia.
These wonderful artworks are by Kunwinjku Aboriginal artist, Leslie Nawirridj.
Leslie works hard to supply his customers with the best quality Aboriginal x-ray art, which is an ancient indigenous artform begun by his ancestors thousands of years ago.

He says, "I worked for four years to produce these images. My work communicates to you my people's relationship with our country. It shows you our way of painting animals in 'x-ray', which comes from the ancestral rock art. The 'rarrk' comes from our ceremonies. The 'rarrk' is for ceremonial decorations. Today we decorate our paintings with the 'rarrk' to show it to you. I paint very fine-line 'rarrk' because my moiety is Dhuwa. Thicker 'rarrk' is painted by the Yirridja moiety. You can buy prints or paintings from me. This is my work."

Purchase a print on canvas directly from Leslie Nawirridj using this on-line gallery.

A3 prints $80 AUD

A4 prints $55 AUD

Leslie has individually hand signed every print on the back with its title and his details.

Or contact Leslie with your enquiry about ordering an original painting of your choice. Use the on-line contact form provided.

Buying prints online
Mermaid (yawk yawk) in the Billabong. Print on A4 or A3 Canvas	Mermaid (yawk yawk) in the Billabong. Print on A4 or A3 Canvas
Two long neck turtles. Print on A4 or A3 Canvas	Two long neck turtles. Print on A4 or A3 Canvas
Barramundi and Long Neck Turtle. Print on A4 or A3 Canvas	Water Python and Long Neck Turtle. Print on A4 or A3 Canvas
Water Monitor and Frogs. Print on A4 or A3 Canvas	Water Monitor and Water Python. Print on A4 or A3 Canvas
Crocodile & waterlilies. Print on A4 or A3 Canvas	Rainbow Serpent (Ngalyod). Print on A4 or A3 Canvas

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