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The String Figures of Yirrkalla

Author	F. D. McCarthy
Collect	1948
Publish	1960
Area	Australia
Revised	BISFA 2

#	title	aka	op	fig	page
1	Two Conch Shells	Djulagur	〇	〇	439
2	Two Vulvas	Nugun	〇	〇	439
3	Two Bottles		〇	〇	439
4	Two Waterholes	Naringa	〇	〇	440
5	Man Lying Down	Juguna	〇	〇	440
6	Ironwood Gum Cement	Galanjin	〇	〇	440
7	Mangrove Bird	Darada	〇	〇	441
8	Native Cat	Baraguma	〇	〇	441
9	Macassan Man		〇	〇	441
10	Scorpion	Budungun	〇	〇	442
11	Little Boy Standing on One Leg	Garagu	〇	〇	442
12	Cat-fish	Berigogo	〇	〇	443
13	Water in River-bed	Gapu	〇	〇	443
14	Centipede	Djirrtum	〇	〇	443	むかで
15	Man Sitting Down	Ninna	〇	〇	444
16	String Bag	Bardi	〇	〇	444
17	Red Kangaroo	Garidjambal mudbia	〇	〇	445
18	Circumcision	Nadili	〇	〇	446
19	Pig		〇	〇	446
20	Mangrove-crab	Juga	〇	〇	446
21	Waterhole or billabong	Naringa	〇	〇	447
22	Sun	Walu	〇	〇	447
23	Crab-hole in sand or Rock	Naringa	〇	〇	447
24	Water-buffalo	Gubbabunga	〇	〇	448
25	Leech in Rakia Swamp	Djalning	〇	〇	448
26	Dolphin	Bulangbirr	〇	〇	449
27	Dugong	Djunongoi jungun	〇	〇	449
28	Jabiru	Malui	〇	〇	450	セイタカコウ
29	A Big Blue Bird	Djulidjiluga	〇	〇	450
30	Two Emus	Gadbarait	〇	〇	451
31	Emu's Eggs	Maluijalanja	〇	〇	451
32	Two Boomerangs	Gali-wali	〇	〇	452	２本のブーメラン
33	Morning Star		〇	〇	452
34A	Two Stingrays	Au-ulgulla	〇	〇	452
34B	Two Stingrays and Two Young Ones		〇	〇	453
35	Three Huts	Bala	〇	〇	453
36	Frog in a Pool	Garugman	〇	〇	454
37	White Man		〇	〇	454
38	Moon-fish	Dapi-dapi	〇	〇	455
39	Rakia Bulb		〇	〇	455	３つの星
40	Frill-necked Lizard		〇	〇	456	エリマキトカゲ
41	St Andrew's Gross Spider Making Web between Trees	Garr	〇	〇	457
42	Boobook Owl	Bug-bug	〇	〇	457
43	Lobster	Dungurung	〇	〇	457	ロブスター
44A	Hungry Women	Gungori	〇	〇	458
44B	Yam		〇	〇	458
45A	Birth of a Baby		〇	〇	459	赤ちゃんが生まれる
45B	Baby born		〇	〇	460
46	Lightning		〇	〇	460
47	Two Sea-hawks' Nests with Young	Djirrt	〇	〇	461
48	Fork-tailed Kite		〇	〇	461
49A	Macassan Prau	Mitjttna	〇	〇	461
49B	Cargo of Prau		〇	〇	462
50A	Ibis	Matjur	〇	〇	462
50B	Ibis Flying into Tree	Matjur	〇	〇	463
51A	Flying Fox		〇	〇	463
51B	Mangrove-crab Escaping		〇	〇	463
52	White Goshawk	Ngag-ngag	〇	〇	464
53	Parrot	Dummala	〇	〇	464
54	Women's Crocodile	Baru	〇	〇	465
55	Ripples on a Pool	Gaptt	〇	〇	465
56	Clouds	Mangan	〇	〇	465
57	Menstrual Blood of Three Women	Urungal	〇	〇	466
58	Three Freshwater Snakes	Bapi	〇	〇	466
59	Three Women Sitting Down	Lurugun	〇	〇	466
60	Fish-net	Walagwi	〇	〇	466
61	Two Cat-fish	Gungnal	〇	〇	467
62	Small Boomerang	Gunjalili	〇	〇	467
63	Human Faeces	Gula	〇	〇	467
64A	Sea-eagle	Lalu	〇	〇	468
64B	Sea-eagle Catching Mullet		〇	〇	468
65	Echidna	Djerima	〇	〇	468
66	Emu's Tracks	Gadbarait-lugu	〇	〇	469
67	Stingray-spine Spear	Warungal	〇	〇	469
68	Fire-sticks	Dudji	〇	〇	469
69	Yam	Dunguruk	〇	〇	470
70	Yam	Buagul	〇	〇	470
71	Woman's Breasts	Dailinging	〇	〇	470
72	Tree	Gatul	〇	〇	471
73	Mythical Snake	Garanungu	〇	〇	471
74	Intertwined Snakes	Djerramunga	〇	〇	471
75	Two Women with Carrying-bags	Baidji	〇	〇	472
76	Laughing Jackass	Garugal	〇	〇	473	笑うジャッカス
77	Two arm-Bands	Darowirra	〇	〇	473
78	Brown Hawk	Garagai	〇	〇	473
79	Forehead Band	Warumbulla	〇	〇	474
80	Three Locusts in a Tree	Garajirinja	〇	〇	474
81	Moon-fish	Dapi-dapi	〇	〇	475
82	Pregnant Woman	Gungman	〇	〇	475
83	Gecko	Munungani	〇	〇	475
84	Waterhole or Billabong	Gulun	〇	〇	476
85	Water-goanna	Bije	〇	〇	476
86	Native Companion	Gurdjur	〇	〇	476
87	Bandicoot	Wundgura	〇	〇	477
88	Water-goanna	Am iowa	〇	〇	477
89	Goanna	Wundgau-ul	〇	〇	477
90	Butterfly	Bounba	〇	〇	478
91A	Diving Ducks	Wurun	〇	〇	478
91B	Waterhole or Billabong	Bundal	〇	〇	478
91C	Tree to which Ducks Fly	Jimbilliga	〇	〇	478
92	Spear-thrower	Mangal	〇	〇	479
93	Three Fish-traps	Dowurr	〇	〇	479	Three Fish-Traps
94	Stilt	Djirrt-djirrt	〇	〇	479
95	Kingfisher	Djerragarama	〇	〇	479
96	One Aboriginal		〇	〇	480	ひとりのアボリジニ
97	Evil Spirit	Mokoi	〇	〇	480
98	Cross-shoulder Strap	Maitga	〇	〇	481
99	Two Shovel (iron-bladed) Spears	Gai-it	〇	〇	481
100	Two Women Fighting	Burna	〇	〇	481
101A	Dug-out Canoe	Liva-liva	〇	〇	481
101B	Rock-crab Bait	Gunjan	〇	〇	482
101C	Catching Parrot-fish	Alalu	〇	〇	482
101D	Cooking Parrot-fish		〇	〇	482
101E	Crocodile	Nau	〇	〇	483
102	Butterfly	Bounba	〇	〇	483
103	Bat	Winjiwinji	〇	〇	483
104A	Two Dingoes	Wungan	〇	〇	483
104B	Four Dingo Pups		〇	〇	484
105	Fish	Lalu	〇	〇	484
106	Granite Boulders	Gunda	〇	〇	484
107	Cooking Cycad Nuts	Batun	〇	〇	485
108	Wawalik Sisters Standing Up	Munungari	〇	〇	485
109	Two Bamboos	Jiragir	〇	〇	485
110	Man Throwing Spear	Dugdun	〇	〇	486
111	Pygmy Goose	Gunming jingu	〇	〇	486
112	Paperbark Head-cover		〇	〇	486
113	Mangrove-grub	Gwi-iota	〇	〇	486
114	Fishing-line and Hook	Ruggi	〇	〇	486
115	Cicatrices	Gaimarrzgi	〇	〇	487
116	Cassava Bush	Bawung	〇	〇	487
117	Octopus	Mainda	〇	〇	487
118	Waterhole or Billabong	Naringa	〇	〇	487
119	Stone Axe		〇	〇	488
120	Scissors		〇	〇	488
121	Sword-fish	Waruga	〇	〇	488
122	Spindle	Jegini	〇	〇	489
123	Large Calico Loin-cloth on Man	Dormalla	〇	〇	489
124	Knife	Mundjo-ug	〇	〇	490
125	Bark Container	Waidjamindi	〇	〇	490
126	White Man's Shoes	Dapadung	〇	〇	490
127	Drone-tube	Iragi	〇	〇	491
128	Crow Walking	Waag-waag	〇	〇	491
129	Three Vulvas	Nugun	〇	〇	491
130	Wooden Spear-head	Gai-it	〇	〇	492
131	Coconut Palm	Gadaru	〇	〇	492
132	Papaw Tree with Fruit		〇	〇	492
133	Bee	Garanjinji	〇	〇	493
134	Snail	Mandung	〇	〇	493
135	Female Wailaby	Wirdi	〇	〇	493
136A	Sea-gull	Ngurula	〇	〇	493
136B	Egg	Mapu	〇	〇	493
137	Octopus-hole in Rock	Garung	〇	〇	494
138	Geese	Guramadji	〇	〇	494
139	Camp	Ngaijir	〇	〇	494
140	Brass Cannon	Badili	〇	〇	494
141	Cycad Tree Rangga Post	Bukulumbak	〇	〇	494
142	Running Dog	Wandil	〇	〇	495
143	Anus	Bundji	〇	〇	495
144	Cassava	Bawung	〇	〇	495
145	Painted Bark Coffin	Dundba	〇	〇	495
146	Two Bananas		〇	〇	495
147A	Cycad Mit Shelled	Digu	〇	〇	496
147B	Cycad Nut Cooked		〇	〇	496
148	Flag	Lipa	〇	〇	496
149	Girl Pounding Rakia Bulbs	Mungan	〇	〇	496
150	Kangaroo's Intestines	Karitjambal	〇	〇	497
151	Coconut	Gadaru	〇	〇	497
152	Man's Track	Jurlulugu	〇	〇	497
153	Crow Flying	Waag-waag	〇	〇	498
154	Diving Ducks	Warun	〇	〇	498
155	Dogs Copulating	Wungan	〇	〇	498
156	Ant	Galgal	〇	〇	499
157	Caterpillar Crawling along a Twig	Dappal	〇	〇	499
158	Man and Woman Copulating	Nimi-nimi	〇	〇	500
159	Kangaroo's Tracks	Mudbia-lugu	〇	〇	500
160	Macassan Prau, Mast and Ropes	Baliera	〇	〇	500
161	Ant's Legs	Gal gal	〇	〇	501
162	Coffin on a Platform	Djunba	〇	〇	501
163A	Male Opossum	Naringau	〇	〇	501
163B	Female Opossum	Naringau	〇	〇	502
164A	Two Yams	Gidama	〇	〇	502
164B	Four Yams		〇	〇	502
165A	Green Turtle	Gariwa	〇	〇	503	ミドリガメ・家
165B	Green Turtle Cut Open	Marragpan	〇	〇	503
166	Tortoise	Buggara	〇	〇	503	リクガメ
167	Opossum in a Hole in a Tree		〇	〇	504
168	Sawing Wood		〇	〇	505
169	Clam Shell	Bunba	〇	〇	505
170	Two Men Spearing Stingrays		〇	〇	505
171	Echidna Killed by a Stilt		〇	〇	505
172	Steel Tomahawk	Dagul	〇	〇	505
173	Yam	Malnjoi	〇	〇	505
174	Twined Basket	Bulpa	〇	〇	506
175	Hut		〇	〇	506
176	Hut		〇	〇	506
177	Two Boys		〇	〇	506
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