Selected cave paintings, Chasm Island (Burrabarra), northern Australia. A, two men in a canoe spearing a large fish; B, two men in a canoe spearing dolphins; C, man in a canoe with harpooned turtle; D, two canoes showing crew with paddles; E, canoe with two individuals –one with a steering paddle in the stern and one holding a spear - thrower in the bow; F, two men in a canoe spearing a turtle; G, two men in a canoe harpooning a dugong; H, two men in a canoe spearing two fish surrounded by other fish, dugongs, and a water goanna (after Mountford 1956 :102 and fi g. 8; rep sources McNiven, Ian J., and Liam M. Brady. "Rock art and seascapes." A companion to rock art (2012): 69-89.
Harpooning seems to be method used for cetaceans. #Indigenouscommunities obtained food from the bush – including wallabies, fish, turtles, crabs and wild fruits. The fish were caught in stone and grass fish traps along the coast and islands of the #GulfCarpentaria. 2/6
