This painting depicts all the couples and pairs mating. Wandjina was the God who gave the blessing the animals and people to mate. There is a rock wallaby couple with a baby. There is a bush woman (Chilllinger) looking around for a man. It’s about regeneration and growth and making babies.
Name: Clarrie Djanghara
Language: Wunambal
Community: Kalumburu
Biography:
Clarrie was born in Derby, Western Australia, and moved to Kalumburu during missionary times where he grew up and went to school. He was trained as a builder in his community and has worked in the community store. In 1999 he was elected President of Kalumburu Aboriginal Community Council. Clarrie has only recently turned his hand to painting in order to record his culture for the younger generation.
Wirrigirrig Wirrigirrig – the Victoria River flows from the lower left across to the centre right joined by Goongoolooloo – the Wickham River from the upper left. This is an area of the artist’s traditional Read more…
Kirrthang – Blanket Lizard Dreaming This is an area of the artist’s traditional country near Bullo River Station in the Northern Territory. Along the bottom of the painting runs the Victoria River. Flowing down the Read more…
