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Theme: Beginnings Artist: WANDJUK MARIKA Birth/Death: 1930–1987 Title: Djan'kawu going to Yalangbara Credit Line: Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1987. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Among the main creator ancestors of the Dhuwa moiety in Central and East Arnhem Land are the Djan'kawu, commonly described as two Sisters and their Brother. They came across the sea and landed on the eastern shore of Arnhem Land where they created the first Australians. More details Click image to enlarge