String Figures of the Adnyamata tribe


AuthorC. P. Mountford
Collect1937-38
Publish1950
SourceMankind Vol.4, No.5
Langen
AreaAustralia
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1aEmu making nest×〇188
1bEmu laying eggs×〇188
1cEmu sitting on eggs×〇188
1dEmu eggs×〇188
1eEmu standing up in fright×〇188
1fNest of eggs left by frighfened emu×〇188
1gYoung emus leaving nest×〇188
1hChicks being taken for a walk by male emu×〇188
1jMan and dogs chase emu×〇188
1kThe dead emu×〇188
1lFat in the body of emu×〇188
1mFat in the tail of emu×〇188
2aA female dingo defzcating.×〇188
2bTwo dingos copulating×〇188
2cFemale dingo, in pup, looking for nest×〇188
2dSmall pups×〇188
2eLarger pups×〇188
2fFemale dog bringing in meat for pups×〇188
2gSubincised penis×〇188
2hInitiates and men running through the camp on the first morning×〇188
2iInitiates being taken through the camp immediately before subincision×〇188
2jMen walking about after the ceremony×〇188
3aThe new moon×〇188
3bA bat×〇188
3cA waterhole×〇188
3dThe root of a wild pear×〇188
3eA small bird×〇188
3fA fish×〇188
3gThe vulva×〇188
3hA dead man being carried on the heads of his companions×〇189
3jFlood marks in a creek bed×〇189
3kCopulating×〇189
3lA wallaby×〇189
4aThe two snakes, Wiperu and Wulkeri×〇189
4bThe two snakes travelling east×〇189
4cThe two snakes parting company×〇189