Motif
Aetiology of marked stones at a named place
aetiology_of_marked_stones_at_a_named_place
A motif of the Cosmic Origin and Creation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
indigenous australian
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Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies CONTENTS / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION / ANDREW LANG.; lines 1443-1549 confidence: high
After the borah, the returning people see the Gooeeays as stone men with stone weapons and belongings; mayamah stones, marked and coloured like the painted men, are said to be on a mount near Beemery.
The tale connects the petrified Gooeeays with mayamah stones, described as marked and coloured like painted men, on a mount near Beemery.
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