"My father was the painter of this design. People of other clans are not to steal this design: it belongs only to the Ḏäṯiwuy clan. But if you look closely, you will see that there are, in fact, two different designs painted here: Dhuwa and Yirritja. The Dhuwa elements are these two goannas (Monitor lizards) and these milŋurr (sacred waterholes shown as connected circles) at the bottom. The lizards come out from the waterhole and sun themselves, just as these two are coming out, sunning themselves and having a rest.

Now, see there, above the lizards, see those two logs? Those are baṉdjurr (mangrove trees). And this is a Dhukururru (sacred rock), in the middle, and those two baṉdjurr, they have mangrove worms inside them. The worms are called milka’. And this Dhukururru, this is a sacred rock, standing at the place called Dhäliny. It is Yirritja, belonging to the Wangurri clan. And these bits on them are the white residues of the saltwater, the räŋ (high-water mark).

My father has painted Dhuwa and Yirritja together, because this is his mother, and this is his father’s painting. So, this is painted by the rightful owner. That’s how it is. Dhuwa and Yirritja: Ḏäṯiwuy and Wangurri. The waters and the lands of these two clans are close. They embrace each other. Their mother–child relationship is what is represented here. And, as this painting shows, their descendants—the new generation—recognize one another."

– WILSON MANYDJARRI GANAMBARR