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| Jack and Biddy Dale, Wandjina 2004, courtesy Aboriginal Art Online. |
Referred to as the ‘Grand Old Man of the Kimberley’, tribal elder Jack Dale is highly respected as both a custodian of ceremonial ‘Law’ and for his skill as a bushman.
In his late 70’s Dale started exploring historical themes in his art.
Incidents that he had personally experienced or witnessed and later
depicted in his art included hiding as police patrols forcibly took
Aboriginal children from their families, watching chain gangs of
Aboriginal men being marched away by white men on horseback, and the
arrival of the Afghan camel drivers. Jack Dale’s most compelling works
focus on the Wandjina and other important spirit beings that created the
land and instituted the laws that govern human behaviour amongst his
own people.
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