▁type ▁of ▁y i ḏ aki . ▁ ▁Upon ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁D jal u ▁assumed ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁elder ▁responsible ▁for ▁passing ▁on ▁the ▁skills ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁cultural ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁instrument . ▁He ▁became ▁known ▁among ▁his ▁people ▁as ▁the ▁senior ▁player ▁and ▁mak er ▁of ▁the ▁y i ḏ aki ▁after ▁att ending ▁many ▁cer emon ies ▁with ▁his ▁brothers , ▁who ▁were ▁sing ers , ▁and ▁also ▁became ▁fully ▁informed ▁in ▁Y ol ŋ u ▁law . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁knowledge ▁and ▁cultural ▁practice ▁that ▁he ▁acquired ▁is ▁held ▁sacred , ▁so ▁G ur ru wi wi ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁high ▁este em . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁his ▁reputation ▁as ▁craft s man ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁world ▁stage ▁when ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁friends ▁and ▁relatives ▁formed ▁the ▁musical ▁group ▁Y oth u ▁Y indi , ▁and ▁commission ed ▁G ur ru wi wi ▁to ▁make ▁their ▁y i ḏ ak is . ▁Y oth u ▁Y indi ▁has ▁both ▁Y ol ŋ u ▁and ▁bal anda ▁members ▁and ▁sp anned ▁cultural ▁boundaries , ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁several ▁A RI A ▁awards ▁and ▁international ▁fame . ▁ ▁G ur ru wi wi ' s ▁source ▁of ▁spiritual ▁power ▁has ▁been ▁linked ▁to ▁Wit it j , ▁the ▁huge ▁ancest ral ▁rain bow ▁ser pent . ▁In ▁the ▁cl an ▁leg ends , ▁the ▁Wit it j ▁was ▁said ▁create ▁th under ▁and ▁light ning ▁as ▁it ▁moved ▁across