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The painters of the Wagilag Sisters story 1937-1997 / editors Wally Caruana, Nigel Lendon

This work examines the Yolngu creation story of the Wagilag Sisters and Wititj the Olive Python through artworks from the 1930s to the 1990s. It explores the narrative's central role in the social life, rituals and laws of Central and Eastern Arnhem Land clans.

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