File Snakes by Gavin Namarnyilk Lindsay Mace Dimensions: 1170 X 750

Dimensions: 1170 X 750

then collected and painted by Bininj (Indigenous) artists of Kakadu and Arnhem Land

It is also one of the totem animals for many Indigenous

artists carefully slice two vertical lines before peeling the bark

File Snakes by Gavin Namarnyilk Lindsay Mace Dimensions: 1170 X 750Gavin Namarnyilk Nawarndak, the file snake, is an aquatic snake that can grow up to 2. 5 metres in length and survives on a monthly snack of fish found in the Kakadu waterways. Considered a delicacy highly prized for its rich fat and eggs, Nawarndak is cooked over hot coals. Not an easy catch, they're generally collected when the water levels are low as they congregate around the banks and tree trunks along the water's edge to escape the heat of the