Wandjina
The Wandjina, also written Wanjina and Wondjina and also known as Gulingi, are cloud and rain spirits from the Wanjina Wunggurr cultural bloc of Aboriginal Australians. They are depicted prominently in rock art in northwestern Australia. The stories of the Wandjina and the artwork depicting them remain important to the Mowanjum Community of Aboriginal people, and are one of the basic cultural elements of the Wanjina Wunggurr cultural bloc, which includes four Aboriginal peoples in the Kimberley.
When
- Historical notes
- Artwork dates back to approximately 4,000 years ago.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Wanjad
- allied with
- Wunggurr, Wunngurr, Rainbow Serpent
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Wandjina were the inspiration for a 1966 children's fantasy television series, Wandjina!, produced by ABC Television in 1966. In 2007, graffiti depictions of Wandjina appeared in Perth, Western Australia. Styles ranged from stencil-work to a spray painted Wandjina driving a pink car.”
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