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Wandjina & Unguds (cloud and rain spirits & totems)

The Wandjina spirits are highly respected by the Worrora, Ngarinyin and Wunumbul people who live at Mowanjum and up the Gibb River Road to Kalumburru in the North West Kimberley region of Western Australia. The Wandjina gave the Law, Culture and Language to the people to abide by. These customs are carried on today. The Unguds represent the dreaming of the people which the Wandjina has given. The Ungud is given before birth to the parents, grandparents aunts or uncles of a child, through dreams, or it may come as a living animal.This is considered as a gift from the Wandjina to the parent, the animal becomes a gift to the unborn child which the child belongs to. Now when the child dies it goes back to being that animal. Today each and every individual has their own animal that belongs to them.

Name: Nancy Wungundin


Language: Ngarinyin



Biography:

Nancy Wungundin grew up in Imintji on the Gibb River Road. She is an emerging artist with a deep understanding of cultural knowledge and protocol. Nancy loves visiting country. She remembers the cave sites that her old people took her to visit as a child. The designs in Nancy's paintings are contempory however always maintain a strong connection with the cave paintings of her old people. 

Nancy is also a highly skilled carver. Based on the high level of craftmanship she was recently invited to facilitate Boab Carving Workshops at the Kimberly, Art, Law and Culture Festival, Jarlmadangah, 2014.


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