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Seven Sisters 962

Seven Sisters The seven sisters are all Napaljarris (skin kinship group) and they are all the first choice wives for Jakamarras (skin kinship group). The Seven Sisters travelled underground to escape the Jakamarra who was chasing them. The painting depicts their journeys. The footprints represent all the other skin groups who must follow the law and marry according the skin kinship system.

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