File Snakes with Water Lilies by Timothy Djandjomerr bats Lindsay Mace

Lindsay Mace

they have been a food source for locals in this area for generations

teaching him traditional ways of life

using native berries

File Snakes with Water Lilies by Timothy Djandjomerr bats Lindsay MaceTimothy Djandjomerr As with many aboriginal artists, Timothy Djandjomerr paints the stories he was told as a small child. He paints with 'grass' which is the stem of a freshwater reed that has many fibres inside. These are prepared to the thickness required for his Skin Group. The thickness of the lines and the way they are applied are very important besides Skin, they tell the Clan and Country of the artist. Nawarndak, the file snake, is an aquatic