DESCRIPTION
This unique and rare vintage art work features a wooden snake, hand cared from Australian native timber and then hand painted by local indigenous artist Lisa Smith. Lisa is from the Kimberley (Fitzroy) Valley area of NW Western Australia. A feature of the art work is the mix of colors, the different patterns and dot designs. These designs represent the traditional Aboriginal culture of the Fitzroy Valley area. 

SNAKE IN ABORIGINAL CULTURE
In Aboriginal culture people revere and feared the snake as the creator. There have been many Dreamtime stories around the snake, notably about the Rainbow serpent.

VINTAGE
This item is over 30 years old.

HANGING
The painting is hand painted and professionally framed, ready to be hung. 

DETAILS
Artist: Lisa Smith – Brown pink snake (1990s)
Materials: Painted wooden snake attached to canvas, housed in a glass frame
Size of Frame: 18” x 10” inches
Snake Size: 12 inches long
Condition: Excellent 
Area: Bayulu
Language: Gooniyandi
Artist Group: Kimberley Aboriginal Artists
SKU: SK101