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Dumbi the Owl by Francis Dolby Budgy, T-Shirt Black

The Wandjina is the creator spirit that belongs to the Wororra, Ngarinyin and Wunumbul people. He is the one who created everything, gave us our culture, law and songs and even the dreaming of each child before they are born. The Dumbis belong to the Wandjina and nobody can make fun or kill them, because the Wandjina will send a big rainstorm just like in the flood story. The Ungud snake is the one that made the rivers and holds water. If they are disturbed then they will kill whoever disturbs them.

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Mowanjum 50 years

Mowanjum Aboriginal Community decided to share their stories and Wandjina traditions in this lively and richly illustrated book. It tells of their journey from their homelands in the north Kimberley to Derby where Worrorra, Ngarinyin and Wunambal peoples established Mowanjum Community in 1956. Historical photographs were selected by senior men and women for the stories they tell, and to rescue them from the anonymity of archives thousands of kilometres from their community. Songs, myths, stories and poems from past. and present community members have been combined with over 100 photographic images of contemporary community members. The book is a commemoration of the strength of spirit of past community members and an expression of confidence in the future.

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In The Saddle Pamphlet

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Jigeengadi bush camp

“This is a community book about the week long sustainable harvesting bush camp that was held in June 2006 at Jigeengadi (Wire Yard) on Gibb River pastoral station. It shows pictures of how we made things, some of the trees and barks and their language names. It also lists some sustainable harvesting techniques that we talked about in workshops. The reason we had the camp was to get out on country for seven days to share knowledge and culture. It was a chance to talk about using trees, barks and plants to make traditional objects and bark paintings for commercial enterprises. … There were 65 people at the camp from all three language groups, Ngarinyin, Worrorra and Wunambal.”

Shells

These shells represent food. The patterned on this image comes from cone bay  

Ungud (Snake)

Stanley Taylor is a Nykina man who was born and lives in the Derby region. He started working at the Mowanjum Aboriginal Art and Culture Centre as a Studio Technician in 2008 and now is the Exhibitions Coordinator

In all of his various roles, Stanley has played a key role in the day-to-day operations of the Art Centre and in the staging of the annual Mowanjum Festival. Stanley’s often paints the Ungud Snake. 

In 2022,  The Jimmy Pike Trust and Open Bite at Edith Cowan University conducted a three-day lino-cutting workshop with nine artists from the Mowanjum centre, Derby. A suite of 13 prints were created including Stanley’s Ungud.

Didgeridoo & Clapsticks

Phillip “ Cracker” Duckhole

Phillip is a senior Ngarinyin man, a cultural leader and a skilled bushman. He was born at Glenroy Station in the Kimberley of Western Australia. He and his family have spent time living in both Derby and Mowanjum.

His art practice encompasses shaping, carving and decorating traditional objects, and he plays a vital role when returning to Country to harvest bark following the annual wet season. These skills he passes on to the younger members of his community.

 In 2022,  The Jimmy Pike Trust and Open Bite at Edith Cowan University conducted a three-day lino-cutting workshop with nine artists from the Mowanjum centre, Derby. A suite of 13 prints were created including Phillip’s work, Didgeridoo and Clapsticks.