Gyorn Gyorn & Bushfood. The Wandjina he created the Earth and all life upon it. After he created the first human beings, the Gyorn Gyorn people. The Wandjina then told the Gyorn Gyorn to work the land and do well. The Gyorn Gyorns were confused and didn’t understand what the Read more…
Gyorn Gyorn & Bushfood. The Wandjina he created the Earth and all life upon it. After he created the first human beings, the Gyorn Gyorn people. The Wandjina then told the Gyorn Gyorn to work the land and do well. The Gyorn Gyorns were confused and didn’t understand what the Read more…
Wandjina, longneck turtle ( woolamarra ), jaiya ( fish ) & crocodile (coi coi ). 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. We believe Read more…
Wandjina, Dumbi & Ungud (cloud and rain spirit, barn owl & totem) 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 Read more…
Baby sleeping in an Ungum with Wandjina, Dumbi and Ungud 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. Read more…
Wandjina & Ungud and Cockatoos (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 Read more…
Wandjina (cloud and rain spirits) The Wandjina spirits are highly respected by the Worrora, Ngarinyin and Wunumbul people who live at Mowanjum and along the Gibb River Road to Kalumburru in the North West Kimberley region of Western Australia. Wandjina represents the laws of everything the surrounds us trees, rivers, Read more…
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…
Four Wandjinas (cloud and rain spirits) 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 Read more…
Bush Food (Ngarinyin) This painting represents the different Mangarri (food) sources in the bush which are in season. The flowers show us what Mungarri is in season. Mangarri fruits such as Gulangi (black plum) and Ngalirrgi (bush apple). The yellow and red areas in this painting represent Mangarnda (yams). The Read more…