WARINGARRI ABORIGINAL ARTS

The artist has depicted a family of Gwion figures – a male on the left, two females on the right and three children. They are food gatherers and hunters, carrying boomerangs and baskets and bunches of leaves.

The artist has painted a Gwion figure as a bushman. He is carrying a basket made from boab string, wandering the bush looking for mangari, something to eat. The leaf over his head is a sacred bush plant.

Berkley River Waterhole Berkley River Waterhole – Mary here has painted her deceased husband’s country on the Berkley.

King George Country King George River Country – “Moray” (Waterhole), “Aru” (Rocks) “Curru” (Northern Cypress Pine) and “Yulu” (Flowers).

“Wanalirri” the Rainmaker “Wanalirri” (the Wandjina) are ancestral spirits who created country, people and animals in the North West Kimberley before turning themselves into rock paintings. They are sometimes called “lightning man” or “rain maker” and every year they replenish water holes, creeks and rivers during the wet season. The Read more…

Woomarri Woomarri (King George Country)

Wanalirri Wanalirri (Wandjina) with Kira Kiro (Bradshaw) figures, Lu (Snake). The Wandjina are ancestral spirits who created country, people and animals in the North West Kimberley before turning themselves into rock paintings. They are sometimes called “lightning man” or “rain maker” and every year they replenish water holes, creeks and Read more…

Aru Aru (Rocks) – Berkley Coloured Rocks – Berkley River Country

Mother and Child Wandjinas Mother and child Wandjinas. Wanalirri or Wandjina are ancestral spirits who created country, people and animals in the North West Kimberley before turning themselves into rock paintings. They are sometimes called “lightning man” or “rain maker” and every year they replenish water holes, creeks and rivers Read more…