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237:. The expression of these stories was part of his responsibility as a clan leader, and the skills were passed on by his father, Mawalan 1. Marika painted the Djang'kawu story for the Dhuwa side of the Yirrkala Church Panels in 1963. He painted the bottom right most portion of the panel, and his painting serves as the start of the panel. This was a very important painting because the Djung'kawu story is the creation story for the entire Dhuwa moiety.
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Dreaming and he was so distressed by this incident that he stopped painting for years; he said he lost his power to paint. It was then that he realized that Aboriginal artists needed some form of protection. In the Aboriginal News in 1976, Wandjuk wrote "It is not that we object to people
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reproducing our work, but it is essential that we be consulted first, for only we know if a particular painting is of special sacred significance, to be seen only by certain members of a tribe, and only we can give permission for our works of art to be reproduced."
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