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by defrost 675 days ago

    When pressed, the expedition's Aboriginal guide explained their creation
As quoted third hand by Agnes Schultz in 1956.

It's far removed from the manner in which, say, Kumantjayi Mowaljarlai spoke directly first hand about the works he maintained.

https://magabala.com.au/products/yorro-yorro

There's much lost in translation.

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Ngolngol the Cyclone Spirit. The figure has long fanned-out earlobes, rain curtaining from raised arms, ancient. Ancient too is his neighbour, Djua, the Devil-Devil Bird with the big penis. His wife killed a little child and cooked it for him. At night, when the women heard his panting coming towards the camp, they would quickly put their infants to the breast so that Djua could not hear the babies’ crying. Here, he is depicted as a hopping scrotum.

Cool. It can't all be myths, though, I seem to remember one piece of more recent rock art depicts sailing ships.