Nanguluwu

Nanguluwu
Kakadu National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Nearest town/city Jabiru
Coordinates 13°02′11″S 132°26′23″E / 13.03639°S 132.43972°E / -13.03639; 132.43972
Area 19,804.00 km²
Established 1981
Managing authorities Department of the Environment and Heritage
Aboriginal traditional land owners (the Gun-djeihmi, Kunwinjku and Jawoyn peoples)
Official site Kakadu National Park

Nanguluwur or Nanguluwu is a small art site in the Kakadu National Park, near Nourlangie Rock, which is reached via the Gubara road then a 1.7km walking track. Several rock art styles are represented here including hand stencils, dynamic figures in large head-dresses carrying spears and boomerangs, representations of Namandi spirits and mythical figures, including Alkajko, a female spirit with four arms and horn-like protuberances. There is also an interesting example of ‘contact art’ depicting a two-masted sailing ship with anchor chain and a dinghy trailing behind.


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  • Kakadu National Park — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Kakadu National Park State Party = AUS Type = Mixed Criteria = i, vi, vii, ix, x ID = 147 Region = Asia Pacific Year = 1981 Session = 5th Extension = 1987; 1992 Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/147Infobox… …   Wikipedia

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