The Djang'kawu, also spelt Djanggawul or Djan'kawu, are creation ancestors in the mythology of the Yolngu people of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory...
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East Arnhem. The first ngarra was performed by creation ancestors called Djang'kawu at the sacred site of Balma, in Yalangbara, after giving birth to the...
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Marika. His name derives from the mawalan, or digging stick used by the Djang'kawu of the creation story of the Rirratjingu clan. He is (as of 2018) the...
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its role in the creation story of the Rirratjingu clan, based on the Djang'kawu ancestors. In Yolŋu terminology, Yalangbara is a yaku bathala (literally...
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ISBN 978-0-415-33022-0. West, Margie (7 December 2010). "Yalangbara: art of the Djang'kawu". Western Australian Museum. Retrieved 17 July 2021. Raymond Haynes; David...
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sold for US $4,298. Durrng's "first bold red, yellow, and white striped Djang'kawu painting" was inspired by a work from Paddy Dhathangu. This painting was...
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siblings, the Djang'kawu, and includes artwork from three generations of Marikas depicting aspects of the story. The Yalangbara: art of the Djang'kawu touring...
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Marika, Banduk; West, Margie (7 December 2010). "Yalangbara: art of the Djang'kawu". Western Australian Museum. Retrieved 18 July 2021. Bissland, Emily (23...
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Marika, Banduk; West, Margie (7 December 2010). "Yalangbara: art of the Djang'kawu". Western Australian Museum. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021...
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at Parliament House, Canberra, along with a digging stick known as the Djang'kawu digging stick, associated with the creation story of the Yolngu people...
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"Biographies". Rugs of War. 7 August 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2023. "Djang'kawu Ancestors, c.1964". Deutscher and Hackett. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 31...
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Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 July 2021. "Yalangbara: art of the Djang'kawu". Darwin: Charles Darwin University Press (CDU Press). Retrieved 25 January...
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2007 "The Marika family [Exhibition notes from Yalangbara: Art of the Djang'kawu]". National Museum of Australia. 29 July 2019. "Raymattja Marika - Teacher...
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Yirrkala. His name derives from the mawalan, or digging stick used by the Djang'kawu of the creation story of the Rirratjingu clan. His clan falls under the...
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July 2021. Marika, Banduk; West, Margie (2008). Yalangbara : art of the Djang'kawu. Darwin, N.T.: Charles Darwin University Press. p. 159. ISBN 9780980384673...
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had particular responsibility and rights for representing the story of Djang'kawu and his two sisters, ancestral creators who landed at Yalangbara and gave...
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spiritual beliefs, and included Djang'kawu Story (1960) and Birth of the Djang'kawu Children of Yelangbara (1982). Djang'kawu is the founding ancestor of...
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and senior member of the Rirratjingu clan, who was also custodian of Djang'kawu stories and ceremonies Ramingining artist Philip Gudthaykudthay (aka "Pussycat")...
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special themes were Djambuwal the Thunderman, and the creation story of the Djang'kawu sisters. Milirrpum and his four brothers led the other clans in presenting...
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Marika "The Marika family [Exhibition notes from Yalangbara: Art of the Djang'kawu]". National Museum of Australia. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2020...
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side of the Yirrkala Church Panels in 1963. His painting depicts the Djang'kawu Sisters arriving at the their first camp, singing their journey across...
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Yipala Bush Banana Dreaming Northern Territory 1990 Mutitjpuy Munungurr Djang’kawu Northern Territory 1991 Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri Bandicoot Dreaming...
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2008. "The Marika family [Exhibition notes from Yalangbara: Art of the Djang'kawu]". National Museum of Australia. 29 July 2019. Short bios of: Mawalan...
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announcing the coming of a new day. The bright light of Banumbirr guided the Djang'kawu Sisters, two ancestral beings who traveled east to west across Arnhem...
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Her father was the first artist to win the award with a bark painting (Djang'kawu) in 1990, and her mother won the award in 2004 for her work Garak, the...
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in his paintings. More specifically, Malangi would paint images of the Djang'kawu sisters, who were accredited with creating the Dhuwa clans, and Gurrmirringu...
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Truth Finalists 2009 Joint Winners Banduk Marika – Yalangbara: art of the Djang’kawu Vivien Johnson – Lives of the Papunya Tula Artists Finalists 2008 Winner...
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