PUBLISHER – KALAWAN (GOANNA) BY ABIGAIL NAMUNDJA & J. WURRKIDJ – BLACK
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By Abigail Namundja Gurawiliwili
A screen print design developed in 2022 by Abigail and her late mother, the senior artist Jennifer Kamanj Wurrkidj.
Kalawan (goanna) Common name: Gould’s Sand Monitor
Kalawan (goanna) is a secret ceremony story. This design also depicts Buluwana (female ancestor) and Ngalyod (rainbow serpent).
At the time of making this work, Abigail did not feel comfortable to discuss the artwork. Senior artist, Janet Kalidjan Marawarr stepped in to say:
Kalawan stays in mud surrounded by stone. Kalawan is active during the wet season but may hibernate underground during the yekke time – the colder, drier months of May – August. When people go into the spear grass country to collect pandanus to make mandjabu (fish trap) and marebu (floor mats) they may encounter Kalawan. People respect his place.