Angelina Karadada Australian, Wanambai, b. 1967
Wandjina Rainmaker, 2024
Natural ochre and pigment on canvas
45 x 25 cm
K02093-24
The Wandjina always sits in the cave. He always watches over the country and the animals, he also watches over the three tribes Wunambal, Wororra, and the Ngarijin. The Wandjina...
The Wandjina always sits in the cave. He always watches over the country and the animals, he also watches over the three tribes Wunambal, Wororra, and the Ngarijin. The Wandjina also makes the monsoon rain, that’s when it will rain day and night, we call it the (wunjuu) rain, this is when the tall spear grass are knocked down by the strong wind and rain.