Wandjina
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The Wandjina, also written Wanjina and Wondjina and also known as Gulingi, are cloud and rain spirits in the beliefs of the Wanjina Wunggurr cultural bloc of Aboriginal Australians, depicted prominent
Wandjina rock art on the Barnett River, Mount Elizabeth Station
Wandjina at Mt Elizabeth Station
Wandjina rock art on the Barnett River, Mount Elizabeth Station
Gwion Gwion rock paintings
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The Gwion Gwion rock paintings, Gwion figures, Kiro Kiro or Kujon are one of the two major regional traditions of rock art found in the north-west Kimberley region of Western Australia. Key traditiona
Wandjina
…consisting of the Worrorra (and neighbouring Ngardi), Wunambal and Ngarinyin peoples of the Kimberley. Rock paintings depicting Wanjina, as well as the Gwion Gwion ("Bradshaw") paintings, are evidence of the shared culture. The Wunambal people in the Mitchell Plateau area refer to Wandjina as Gulingi. Wunggurr is…
Gwion Gwion (Tassel) figures wearing ornate costumes
Drawings of Gwion Gwion rock paintings in the Kimberley region of Western Australia depicting the four traditional styles (resized for comparison)
Gwion Gwion figures superimposed over a kangaroo and snake. Prince Regent River area of the Kimberley. Drawn by Joseph Bradshaw in April 1891 Backburning has since largely destroyed the original painting.