Bidyadanga Aboriginal Community LaGrange Inc

Salt Lake “This is a painting of the salt lake and the colours represent animals foot prints because it is not always bare. Your got footprints going in all directions.” – Helena Butt

Kulyakartu This painting is about all the rocks and kurru (creeks) all around Kulyakartu and Kirriwirri. We went camping there for to two weeks, we went to Wirnpa first and then to Kirriwirri. We camped in the nice flat ground in the open when we got to Kulyakartu. This is Read more…

The Gread Sandy Desert “My grandfather Jukulya (Joseph Woia) and my grandmother Tutuku (Trixie Long) took my dad and my dad’s four brothers and my 6 aunties. They travelled to places in Putuwartu, Jinajarra, Januawanti, Pitarn and the last stop was Wili. Then it was time to travel again! With Read more…

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Karlamilyi “This painting is of Karlymilyi (National Park), my grandmother and grandfather’s Country – during the end of the cold weather and coming to warmer weather. When its still cold at night but in the day the heat kicks in.”’- Helena Butt

Nyangumarta Warran Wallal (80 Mile Beach) Nyangumarta people travelled and lived in the desert and the seaside. This painting is a story from the Nyangumarta dreaming where once a woman who walked with her child along this country collecting sea food “Mayi”. They were both on the reef and suddenly Read more…

Tayigu “This painting is a pace in that Kulyakartu area. On the other road when you go towards Woodford road.” This painting depicts Kulyakartu, the artists grandfathers country where family used to live, north – east of Martu country. It shows the Tali or tuwa (sand hills) and the small Read more…

Kulyakartu “This is a painting of Kulyakartu duwa (sand dunes) and bush flower.” – Kiarah Mandijalu – Jadai

Rocky outcrop and spinifex “This painting is of the rocky out crop – you know the ridges and the spinifex beside them. They got caves – shelter and camp for the animals and the spinifex is shelter for the lizards.” – Edward Badal

Clay pans and Spinifex This paining is about the claypans and spinifex in the dry season time, when spinifex, the native plants and the country gets dry. When the rain comes it makes the country green again. Some animals love dry season for hunting. Some times we go hunting for Read more…