Notes on Kurnai 150 pages

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Baukan [and Būlūmdūt - crossed out] then threw up
some Kangaroo sinew at the end of a spear
and when it stuck in the sky (nūrt) she
pulled at it but it broke; then she tried
Emu sinew and that broke; then Black Wallaby
sinew and it broke; at last she tried
Red Wallaby sinew. That held fast so she
and Baukan left the earth and climbed
up to the sky.

[written in left side margin]
red wallaby
gin-nár-a

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Document Details

Date —
Letter From —
Letter To —
Author Howitt, Alfred William
Country Australia
Colony/State Victoria
Holding Institution State Library of Victoria
Collection Name Alfred W. Howitt Collection
Registration Number MS9356/404
Medium Notes
Region —
Locality —
Summary MS 9356 [Series] Correspondence and notes concerning aboriginal tribes - Aboriginal tribes of Victoria. [Sub Series] Kurnai [Item Title] Notes by A. W. Howitt titled 'Kurnai. Various names of plants, language etc.'. [Summary note] Incorporates information from correspondents including Mr. McAlpine, J. C. McLeod and tribal informants. 145 pages. Box 1053 [Folder] 3(b) & 4(a) [State Library Victoria record 2018]
Physical Description Correspondence and notes.