Field notebook

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Transcription - Page 14

Then he ordered the old
man Bŭrrin Bŭrrin
to open up his bags and
let out wind. He did so
and an immense wind
blew so that the trees flew
up in the air roots
and all. Bunjil
said that is not enough
let out more wind.
Then Bŭrrin Bŭrrin
opened more bags and
there was a still stronger
wind so that Bunjil
and all the people
flew up into the air
up to the clouds (Heaven)
There was Ngarrang
left down in the earth.

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Questions [underlined]
Birraark - who brought
down the Gūnyerūk
The mrarts -----------
How did they find out
who caught a man -
when he died?
Names of fingers re
message.
Message sticks
meaning of wagŭnim bale
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Djeetgŭn - Yeerŭng
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go over matrimonial arrangements
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death + burial
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Document Details

Date —

Letter From —

Letter To —

Author Howitt, Mr Alfred William

Country Australia

Colony/State —

Holding Institution Museums Victoria

Collection Name Alfred W. Howitt Collection

Registration Number XM 759

Medium Notebook

Region —

Locality —

Summary Belonging to A.W. Howitt. Anthropological notes, from front and back of notebook varied content including notes on language, social organisation and customs and legends. Discusses the Yarra Tribe and groups across eastern Victoria. Includes language notes and diagrams, kin terms, names of people along coast and Victorian group associations with localities. Notes on 'eaglehawk and bunjil'. Possibly information from Barak ''My name is Bairuk - grub of gum tree'. Illustrations of weapons and burial practices. Notes from Paterson's 'The History of New South Wales, from Its First Discovery to the Present Time.'

Physical Description Notebook, black, hard-covered, entries in pencil. Condition: fragile; first section of pages weakly attached. No clasp.