Ben Ward Australian, Miriwoong, b. 1949
Bilbijim, 2021
natural ochre and pigment on canvas
60 x 60 cm
5863-21
Ben has depicted an important grasshopper dreaming site, Bilbijim. 'Elders used branches and leaves to wipe themselves under their arms and then on the rocks at Bilbijim. This would bring...
Ben has depicted an important grasshopper dreaming site, Bilbijim. "Elders used branches and leaves to wipe themselves under their arms and then on the rocks at Bilbijim. This would bring the grasshoppers to the area which provides food for all the other animals." The hill is depicted in the centre of the work surrounded by the water of Lake Argyle which has now flooded most of Ben's Country.