Spencer & Gillen

A journey through Aboriginal Australia

Tjurunga tracing Injiparila 'small fly' totem

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Arunta tribe
Women sitting down
Circles on this side represent young women
Tracks of women
B. Churinga Injiparilja (small fly?)
The natives take the wings off - eat them
On this side circles represent "flies"
Tracks of natives coming in to collect them

Rights: Stott Family

Document Details

Restriction
Restricted
Date Made
Circa 1926
Creator
Date Collected
ca.1926

Subjects

Language Groups
Totems
People
Places

Institution

Institution
Stott Family Collection
Registration
Stott03