Wandjina, Crocodile (coi coi), Longneck Turtle (woolamarra), Fish (jaiya), Snake (ungud) & Dumbi (owl). 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…
Gyorn Gyorn (Bradshaws) The Wandjina created the earth and all life upon it, then he created the first human beings: the Gyorn Gyorn people. He then told them to work the land and do well. The Gyorn Gyorns were confused and didn’t understand what the Wandjina wanted from them. The Read more…
Ilala (child dreaming) – Unframed Long ago our ancestors used to travel visiting relatives on the way. They camped near Wuludi (waterholes or billabongs) which had Unguds (dreaming totems) in the Ngaboon (water). Sometimes childless couples were travelling and met with relatives, and that relative may dream or hear a Read more…
Ilala (child dreaming) – Framed Long ago our ancestors used to travel visiting relatives on the way. They camped near Wuludi (waterholes or billabongs) which had Unguds (dreaming totems) in the Ngaboon (water). Sometimes childless couples were travelling and met with relatives, and that relative may dream or hear a Read more…
Wandjina & Unguds (cloud and rain spirits & totems) 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 Wandjina gave the Law, Culture and Read more…
Wandjina & Dumbi (cloud and rain spirits & barn owls) – Framed The Wandjina is the creator spirit that belongs to us: the Wororra, Ngarinyin and Wunumbul people. He is the one that created everything; our culture, law and songs and even the dreaming of each child before they are Read more…
Wandjina & Dumbi (cloud and rain spirits & barn owls) – Unframed The Wandjina is the creator spirit that belongs to us: the Wororra, Ngarinyin and Wunumbul people. He is the one that created everything; our culture, law and songs and even the dreaming of each child before they are Read more…
Mangaa Jaddaa Painting represents the wetlands near the town of Derby. They are called ‘Mangaa Jaddaa”
Namarali (Wororra god)_Framed Namarali is the great Wandjina that belongs to the Wororra tribe. Namarali represents the top, middle and bottom Wororra tribes up the North West Kimberley on the coast. His Laws, Culture and Language start from Oobagooma and go north towards Prince Region this is where the Wororra Read more…
Gyorn Gyorn, Grasshopper This painting represents the grasshopper. The Gyorn Gyorn Grasshopper is very significant to the dreaming of country. This painting gives us the law, customs and tradition on what the grasshopper left and what we abide by today. The responsibility of the grasshopper today is to eat away Read more…