Wandjina is the creator for all the food on the land and in the sea.He’s the one who give us fish (Jaiya).
Name: Shontae Charles
Language: Worrora, Nyigina
Community: Mowanjum
Biography:
Shontae Charles was born in Derby in the West Kimberley of Western Australia. She is a young Woddordda and Nykina woman who was grown-up by elder and lawman Donny Woolagoodja and Mildred Mungulu, both renowned artists. Her childhood was therefore rich with stories and culture and learning about Country and watching her extended family painting. Shontae paints the traditional Wandjina stories learnt in her childhood but fills her work with a youthful boldness and simplicity.
Status: Stock Boab nut (general) Ngarinyin, Woddorda (Worrorra) and Wunambal are the three main languages of the North Kimberley language families. The Boab Tree is known by Wurnambal people as Jungurri, in Woddorda as Jungurim Read more…
Status: Stock Boab nut (general) Ngarinyin, Woddorda (Worrorra) and Wunambal are the three main languages of the North Kimberley language families. The Boab Tree is known by Wurnambal people as Jungurri, in Woddorda as Jungurim Read more…
Status: Stock Boab nut (general) Ngarinyin, Woddorda (Worrorra) and Wunambal are the three main languages of the North Kimberley language families. The Boab Tree is known by Wurnambal people as Jungurri, in Woddorda as Jungurim Read more…