According to Meŋa, the grid pattern is the sacred design of the freshwaters of the Djapu clan. The pattern refers to their homeland at Wandawuy. Wandawuy is surrounded by freshwater from the rain created by Bol’ŋu the thunderman and serves as home to Mäna (the shark). The grid can be seen in the billabong landscape of the region. It also points to the woven fish traps made by the Djapu people. Since ancestral times, the region has been fished with traps that mimic the beak of Galumay the Pelican. The crosshatched interiors of the squares refer to the freshwater, which, according to Meŋa, is the source of the Djapu soul.

– Buku-Larrŋgay Mulka Centre