Rachel Clement Australian, Wanambai, b. 1974
Wandjina, 2019
Natural ochre and pigment on canvas
76 x 76 cm
841264
Wandjina was like a God to our people, they believed that he would fill up the river and the water holes and give them food, kangaroos, turtles and other animals....
Wandjina was like a God to our people, they believed that he would fill up the river and the water holes and give them food, kangaroos, turtles and other animals. As an art form the Wandjina have human like faces and bodies with round heads and a variety of headdress styles.