"When people see my paintings somewhere far away in an exhibition, they might say to me, “Where is that painting from?” I will tell them. The saltwater is Manbuyŋa, and I will paint the knife. We sing the knife, a sharp knife named Yikimula—a name only sung by the Munyuku clan. Yes, sitting here right here, I will paint this story. This is the painting belonging to Yarrinya. Yarrinya’s songs and ceremony are major ones. And it is powerful, the story relating to this place, this land. This painting is different from any other. From then on, I painted my mother’s designs, Munyuku paintings. My mother taught me, and also my mother’s brother, Ḏula Ŋurruwutthun, said to me: “You, child, must hold these paintings for yourself, so that later you can teach them to future generations of my clan. And also, to my sisters’ children and my children, all my children will learn to paint on bark with designs.” And thus, from when I was a child, I grew up like that in the Law. I was raised by the Law. The true Yolŋu law."

– BARAYUWA MUNUŊGURR