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Yarka woka
This painting is a gathering of the 8 clans of the Yorta Yorta for a sacred ceremony and meeting between the Elders and the Warriors. The white hand is the sacred site and the dotted boarder is the journey to the site. The U shape is 6 Elders with 4 Warriors holding spears sitting down.. the cross action represents my tribe and my people. The 8 circles in the center represent each clan comming together.
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Hunting Grounds
This painting is about hunting grounds. Different clans had different areas that they hunted on known as hunting grounds. The separate sections of the painting represent a different area or different animal that was hunted – goanna, kangaroo, emu, and many others. The stick figure is a warrior holding a boomerang and a spear. These are hunting tools. Each square shape pattern represents a clan group closing in on animals for the hunt. The centre part is the ancestors tracking animals on country.









