String Figures of the Adnyamata tribe

AuthorC. F. Mountford
Collect1937-38
Publish1950
AreaAustralia
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1aEmu making nest×188
1bEmu laying eggs×188
1cEmu sitting on eggs×188
1dEmu eggs×188
1eEmu standing up in fright×188
1fNest of eggs left by frighfened emu×188
1gYoung emus leaving nest×188
1hChicks being taken for a walk by male emu×188
1jMan and dogs chase emu×188
1kThe dead emu×188
1lFat in the body of emu×188
1mFat in the tail of emu×188
2aA female dingo defzcating.×188
2bTwo dingos copulating×188
2cFemale dingo, in pup, looking for nest×188
2dSmall pups×188
2eLarger pups×188
2fFemale dog bringing in meat for pups×188
2gSubincised penis×188
2hInitiates and men running through the camp on the first morning×188
2iInitiates being taken through the camp immediately before subincision×188
2jMen walking about after the ceremony×188
3aThe new moon×188
3bA bat×188
3cA waterhole×188
3dThe root of a wild pear (unidentified×188
3eA small bird (unidentified)×188
3fA fish (unidentified)×188
3gThe vulva×188
3hA dead man being carried on the heads of his companions×189
3jFlood marks in a creek bed×189
3kCopulating×189
3lA wallaby×189
4aThe two snakes, Wiperu and Wulkeri×189
4bThe two snakes travelling east×189
4cThe two snakes parting company×189