Watjuku Gurruwiwi

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Watjuku Gurruwiwi Yidaki maker

Date of Birth - 1955
Moiety - Dhuwa
Homeland - Ngaypinya
Clan - Gälpu
Clan language - Dhangu


"My name is Andy Watjuku Gurruwiwi. Djalu's my cousin in mother's side, mother's side... he's my cousin. Djalu we come from same area, same dreaming and he's a famous... Djalu's a famous didjeridu maker, same like my old man. My father was an artist, well known artist. My father Mithinarri was famous, you know....he used to produce, make didjeridu, locally."
"Nowadays you see, throughout the world, people making lots of didjeridu, some not properly, properly made out of what comes naturally, what the nature has provided, you know?"
"But some Yolngu, other people (Aboriginals outside of Arnhem Land) who are making didjeridu up or even painting it, they just taking... taking our rights away from Yolngu People.... places down south... central as well, that area, they only use boomerang not didjeridu. But didjeridu only for the Northern part of the Australia!"

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Watjuku Gurruwiwi Yidaki

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