Mowanjum Aboriginal Art & Culture Centre

Mowanjum Collection

The three Mowanjum language groups, Ngarinyin, Worrorra and Wunambal, are bound together by cross-tribal relationships, spiritual beliefs, as well as responsibilities for the Wandjina spirit.

The Mowanjum Community Collection contains cultural materials, artworks, photographs and recordings that are important to these three groups, and preserve important elements of their community heritage.

Jack Wherra, 1960 Carved Boab Nut, Donated by Caleb Guy

Watti Karrarrwarra, pen on paper, donated by Wayne & Gail Masters

Storylines

Wurnan Storylines is a community managed online database which adheres to cultural protocols and supports a range of media types. Wurnan Storylines supported by the State Library of Western Australia and powered by Keeping Culture software.

Storylines is a special tool which enables people to reconnect with their family and community stories. The database allows community members to engage with archived cultural material and supports intergenerational knowledge transmission, youth engagement programs and cultural production services.

The power of rediscovering personal historical information positively affects peoples wellbeing and contributes to cultural vibrancy.

Storylines will become a central point for Aboriginal people, and a safe place to store records of people, place and history.

Storylines is accessible to Mowanjum Community members and people from related homelands via access points located at Mowanjum Art Centre and the Community Resource Centre. This tool is not available for personal or academic research unless you are from the Ngarinyin, Worrorra or Wunambal language groups.