Mura Mura
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Document Details
Date
1908 - 1883
Letter From
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Letter To
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Author
Howitt, Mr Alfred William
Country
Australia
Colony/State
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Holding Institution
Museums Victoria
Collection Name
Alfred W. Howitt Collection
Registration Number
XM 594
Medium
Notes
Region
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Locality
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Summary
A.W. Howitt quotes from Gason, 'The Dieri Tribe of Australian Aborigines 1874', in which Gason says Dieri legends incorporate a 'good spirit' - the Mura-mura, who for example made some black lizards. However Howitt believes that the Mura-mura are not a spirit but a supernatural being similar to those in the legends of other cultural groups.
Physical Description
Notes, handwritten in ink, undated. One foolscap sheet, one page. Annotation on the reverse. Condition: two rust stains; foxing; ragged right edge.
