From Desert to Saltwater Country

A Collection of Fine Bidyadanga Aboriginal Art

From Desert to Saltwater Country

A Collection of Fine Bidyadanga Aboriginal Art

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by LYDIA BALBAL of Bidyadanga Artists (Yulparija & Mangala). The title is Jawani Jawani. [25840] (Acrylic on Linen) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by LYDIA BALBAL of Bidyadanga Artists (Yulparija & Mangala). The title is Jawani Jawani. [25840] (Acrylic on Linen)
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LYDIA BALBAL

Jawani Jawani
25840
Acrylic on Linen
 Jawani Jawani | 25840
Acrylic on Linen
 166 x 110cm | 65.35 x 43.31in
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Lydia says "this big hill with jila (living water). Jawani Jawani that snake he a cheeky one. He lives in that water. He makes rain this country. Can’t make fire there or that snake get angry."

This country is Mangala Country and is a women’s place. It is a twin place, one of two similar places located close to each other in the Great Sandy Desert in W.A.