Woolamarra (long neck turtles) These woolamarra are having a rough time because their waterhole has dried up. The woolamarra have sung out to the Wandjina to help them find a new waterhole. Two Wandjinas, Datbudder and Djangunardi, have come to show the turtles how to get to the new waterhole.
Four Wandjina’s These land Wandjina are waking up and looking out. That’s how they get together: they have a meeting, get together, set the rules and law down. Wurdoo, it is bringing us out to carry it on. It’s their law we are doing that today with our children. In Read more…
Wandjina, Wullamurrungge & Ungud (cloud and rain spirit, long neck turtle & snake god) The Wullamurrungge was created by the Wandjina. It’s special because the Wandjina left a gift inside: a skeleton that looks like the Wandjina and the Gyorn Gyorn (Bradshaw people). The law he gave to the people Read more…
Wandjina, Wullamurrungge & Ungud (cloud and rain spirit, long neck turtle & snake god) The Wullamurrungge was created by the Wandjina. It’s special because the Wandjina left a gift inside: a skeleton that looks like the Wandjina and the Gyorn Gyorn (Bradshaw people). The law he gave to the people Read more…
Unguds (Child Dreaming);- The Wandjina is highly respected by the people because it gave the law, culture and language. 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, Read more…
Wullamurrunge & Wandjina (longneck turtle & cloud and rain spirits) The Wullamurrungge was created by the Wandjina. It’s special because the Wandjina left a gift inside: a skeleton that looks like the Wandjina and the Gyorn Gyorn (Bradshaw people). The law he gave to the people was that before a Read more…
Wandjina, Dumbi & Gyorn Gyorn (cloud and rain spirit, barn owl & Bradshaws) 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. Where you see Read more…
Wandjina, Ungud & Wali (cloud and rain spirit, totem & sea turtle) The Wandjina spirits are highly respected by the Worrora, Ngarinyin and Wanumbul people who live at Mowanjum and up the Gibb River Road to Kalumburru in the Northwest Kimberley of Australia. The Wandjina gave the law and the Read more…
Wanalirri (cloud and rain spirit- Ngarinyin) Wanalirri is the main Wandjina for Ngarinyin people. His sites are up the Gibb River Road. Dumbi is a barn owl which resides in Ngarinyin country. A boy and a girl teased Dumbi and plucked out his feathers. He theni flew to the Wandjina Read more…
Wandjina & Wullamurrange (cloud and rain spirit & longneck turtle) The Wullamurrungge was created by the Wandjina. It’s special because the Wandjina left a gift inside of the Wullamurra in the form of a skeleton that looks like the Wandjina and the Gyorn Gyorn. The law goes that before you Read more…