Lily Karadada

It is said that the Wandjina is the embodiment of the rain spirit and ancestor of the Wonnambal, Ngarinyin, and Worrora peoples of the North-West Kimberley. Wandjina are seen decorating the walls of caves in the plateaus along the North Kimberley coast. They are unique to this region. They are always pictured from a frontal aspect in red ochres. They have no mouths, large black eyes, and a slit or beak-like nose. Lily is renowned for depicting these spirits in a veil of dots, representing the rain generated by the spirit and the blood/water bond between man and nature. Dreamtime mythology has it that the Wandjina emerge from the clouds and bring the monsoon rains each season, thereby ensuring the survival of all living things.