MOWANJUM ART AND CULTURE CENTRE

Wandjina, Gyorn Gyorn and Ungud (cloud and rain spirits, Bradshaw & totem) The Wandjina spirits are highly respected by the people of Mowanjum. The Wandjinas brought the law, culture and language. The people of Mowanjum believe that the first Wandjina was called Idjair who lives in the Milky Way and 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…

Wandjina & Jaiya (cloud and rain spirits & fish) The Wandjina is the creator spirit that belongs the Wororra, Ngarinyin and Wunumbul people. He is the one that created everything and gave us our culture, law and songs. He even gave us the dreaming/ totem of each child before they Read more…

Wandjinas (cloud and rain spirits) 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 Read more…

Wandjina & Ungud (cloud and rain spirits & totem) The Wandjina is the creator spirit that belongs to us (the Wororra, Ngarinyin and Wunumbul people). He is the one that created everything, he also gave us our culture, law and songs and even the dreaming of each child before they Read more…

Wandjina the rainmaker This Wandjina is called the rainmaker. Two lightning spirits in a cave are waiting for the clouds to gather up, so he can make the rain and lightning. Where you see a lot of Wandjinas they represent the laws of trees, rivers, rocks, bush fruit, animals and Read more…

Jaiya & longneck turtle (woolamarra) Wandjina is the creator for all the food on the land and in the sea.He’s the one who give us fish (Jaiya).This painting is of the Woolamarra (longneck turtle) which lives in freshwater. This turtle has its own law which says that young children cannot 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…

Wandjinas (cloud and rain spirits) 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 Read more…