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Jack Macale Loodgengardinge Martjarla Lundu (Fresh Water Mangrove), 2010
180 x 230cm, Acrylic on canvas

Kimberley style Fishing: The tree in the middle is the fresh water mangrove which we call Martjala lundu (Fresh water mangrove tree). We used this tree to soak in small pool to catch fish it doesn’t poison the fish it just takes the oxygen out of the water, 30 minutes later you will see the fish stunned and surface to the top, and it is easy to collected them with our nets or spear them with our spears. This tree has a red bubbly sap which helps to take away the oxygen.