'Sam Woolagoodja, a distinguished and eminent Worora leader and law man, described the Wandjina image by saying "their power is so great that they don't need to speak, so they have no mouth. Their eyes are powerful and black, like the eye of a cyclone." The lines around a Wandjina's head can mean lots of things - clouds, rain, lightning. The Wandjinas, he said, painted their own images on the cave walls before they returned to the spirit world.
'In addition to being the sole holder of many sacred laws, one of Sam's most important responsibilities (and one that now belongs to his son, Donny) was the upkeep and repainting of hundreds of Wandjina cave images along the Kimberley coast. This ensures that the Wandjinas' power remains strong.' Sourced: http://www.mowanjumarts.com/history.html
(Sighted 21/04/2009)
