MOWANJUM ART AND CULTURE CENTRE

Ngudu Ngudu (ibis bird) This story is about ibis birds that we call Ngudu Ngudu. These birds represent a Junba that we call Jadmi which we perform doing our cultural dance.

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, Jaiya & Wali (cloud and rain spirit, totem, fish & sea turtle) 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 Read more…

Jaiya (fish) Wandjina is the creator for all the food on the land and in the sea.He’s the one who give us fish (Jaiya).

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…

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…

Aboriginal Tools

Langgi Battle After the flood of Dumbi, Namarali left Ngarinyin country to go to Woddorddaa country. He stole a woman from there and though she was the wrong skin for him, he made her his first wife. The other Wandjinas all gathered together and followed Namarali to the coast (Woddorddaa country). 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…

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…