Yawk Yawk by Ivan Namarnyilk aboriginal art make good tucker

make good tucker

Once the pandanus process is complete

5cm H |  Soft canvas

He often can be seen painting various different images including yawk-yawks (mermaids)

A group of hunters relishing their efforts

Yawk Yawk by Ivan Namarnyilk aboriginal art make good tuckerIvan Namarnyilk Ivan has been painting since the 1990s and is establishing himself as an artist of note. He almost always paints in the natural ochres that he collects and grinds himself. The colours are outstanding. Yawk Yawk in Kunwok Kunwinjku languages means a young woman, and also refers to the mermaid like spirits that live in the deep water holes. When no one is looking they can transform their tails into legs so they can climb out of the water