Gaalwa

Kalum mana, bIyal-biyaL, gaalwa (mangrove Log rafts) are symbols of identity for Worrorra, Mayala, Bardi and Jawi saltwater peoples. People rode the changing tides on rafts, travelling, fishing and moving between the mainland, islands and reefs. The mangrove trunks in each fan were pegged together with a harder wood, then the fans overlapped with the bow under the stern. The fans could separate, with the lower fan attached to a harpoon for hunting dugong and turtle, and the fan acting as a drag weight to enable the capture of the speared animals.