Malicious Spirit, Kakadu National Park_0491

            In local Aboriginal lore, the figure depicted here is known as a namarnde, an evil spirit whose modus operandi is to bludgeon women with a yam and then devour them. The 1.5 metre-high figure is located in the same rock art gallery as the Lightning Man depicted in my image 0446 and was painted by the same artist.  Some of the rock art in Kakadu is thought to be 20,000 years old but this figure, along with those in the Lightning Man panel, was painted by ‘Barramundi Charlie’ Najombfolmi, during the 1963-1964 monsoon season.

This particular namarnde is known as Nabulwinjbulwinj (pronounced Nar-bull-win-bull-win).

© Irwin Reynolds, all rights reserved. If you are interested in using one of my images or would like a high quality fine art print, please send an email to irwinreynolds@me.com.

Taken in: Australia / Northern Territory / Jabiru (show map)

Taken on: July 8, 2018

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Camera: Canon EOS 550D, f/8.0, 1/5 sec, 38mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 550D
Lens:	EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.2 sec (1/5)
Focal Length:	38mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 8.4.1 (Macintosh)
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