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Wandjina, Ungud, Jaiya & Wali (cloud and rain spirit, totem, fish & sea turtle)

Where you see a lot of Wandjinas they represent the laws of trees, rivers, rocks, bush fruit, animals and all of creation. The Wandjinas give the law on how we have to treat and use these creations. These customs are carried on today. 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 Ungud snake is the one that made the rivers and holds water. If they are disturbed then they will kill whoever disturbs them. The Wandjina is the creator of all the animals in the sea. He is the one that gave us Jaiya and Wali. These animals are our food source that our ancestors have hunted for thousands of years.

Categories: MOWANJUM ART AND CULTURE CENTRE

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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