Joowooroo by Rover Thomas

Joowooroo – Well 33 - Gunawag. Goorirr Goorirr Joon, hill country. Rover was committed to maintaining culture for the Gija people and their communities. Dreamt and created by Rover, the Goorirr Goorirr joonba tells the story of how he left his birth country at Joowooroo (Well 33 on the Canning Stock Route) and arrived in Gija Country, where he married, worked and raised his family. It was the design of this head dress that inspired the beginning of the Warmun style of painting. The Gija people still perform Rover’s joonba as part of their regular ceremonies.