Nanguluwu

Kakadu National Park Northern Territory
IUCN category II (national park)
Kakadu National Park
Nearest town or city	Jabiru
Coordinates	13°02′11″S 132°26′23″E / 13.03639°S 132.43972°E / -13.03639; 132.43972Coordinates: 13°02′11″S 132°26′23″E / 13.03639°S 132.43972°E / -13.03639; 132.43972
Established	1981
Area	19,804 km² (7,646.4 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Department of the Environment and Heritage Aboriginal traditional land owners (the Gun-djeihmi, Kunwinjku and Jawoyn peoples)
Website	Kakadu National Park
See also	Protected areas of the Northern Territory

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 1.7 km 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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