The names of the Djan’kawu were Maladatj and Bitjiwurrurru. They came on their canoe far from the east, and landed ashore at Yalaŋbara. There they gave birth to the people. The round objects in the paintings are the mats, which people lay upon. They left the sacred dilly bag at Yalaŋbara. The Djan’kawu named what they saw in the sea, such as catfish, dolphin, turtle, and moonfish, and what they saw on the mainland. Also depicted in the painting are two paddles which turned into the walking stick called Mawalan. The sisters walked with their mawalan with their white hair hanging down to their knees. On the far end of the painting, Milŋurr represents wisdom and the four corners of the earth.

– Buku-Larrŋgay Mulka Centre