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Mandjabugudukguduk

 Manjabukudukkurduk refers to a deep black waterhole that has deep spiritual significance as the site where Kuninjku people’s spirit comes into being and returns in death. The artists explains, “When we die our spirit will go back there… so this spirit will live forever, like we are still alive, we’re still living on that country”. It is linked to the Ancestral fish trap, which supports the growth and development of babies. This yirrididja moiety place is a potent site of Djang, Ancestral essence and power, meaning that if it is disturbed Kardbam people become sick and Kunkurra, the destructive cyclonic wind can be activated. Manjabukudukkurduk is also connected to other important songlines of the Kadbam clan estate, including Kalawon (goanna) and Ngalng (yabby).