Dr. Hugh Cairns

represented by Samantha Wortelhock

Spiritual presence of the Earth Mother at the Southern Cross

Cosmic presence of Red Kangaroo gesturing The Law

Working on Creation Story painting

Especially the black-headed python shadow of Rainbow

Bill Harney expressing the Night Sky and its Spiritual Presences

(both in rock art and present day)

The initiates (small figures of flying foxes) with totemic ancestors (large figures) as today

Carries the stone knife and enforces The Laws

The Mudu Law Circle of the women’s law (not known in detail by senior elder, Bill Harney)

The contrasts of the British and Indigenous systems of law

This beautiful engraving of the dancer with large ceremonial boomerang shows that the justice system was
accompanied by song, story and theatre.

The Black-headed Python travels through the country leaving sites of majesty and beauty.

Dr. Hugh Cairns with Head of Heritage Commission, Dr. Jo Flood, in 1979

Lightning Brothers of Wardaman story on Menngen land

Juliy telling the story expressed in rock art

Bill Harney tells the story coming out of the rock art paintings while Hugh Cairns records on video.

Bill Harney and Ted Croker at Menngen. These Old People (Wuna) tell the stories and share information.