The Kimberley Rock Art Sequence and terminology has been used for many years as the basic reference for discussion on respective rock-art motifs, groups, periods and epochs.
The paintings labelled ‘Bradshaw’ by the scientists of the Frobenius Institute expedition in 1938 are also known as ‘Gwion’. Gwion is a Ngarinyin word for the Sandstone Shrike Thrush; legend has it that the Gwion paintings were painted by the Sandstone Shrike Thrush with a bloody beak. There are various names given to this style of art and whilst all of these are acknowledged, for practical purposes we are using ‘Gwion’ on its website.
The Kimberley rock art sequence of art styles have been determined by superimposition.
