Motif
Artist neglects hunting duty and is punished with supervision
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A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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australian aboriginal
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The Euahlayi Tribe: A Study of Aboriginal Life in Australia CHAPTER XIV / COSTUMES AND WEAPONS / CHAPTER XV / THE AMUSEMENTS OF BLACKS; lines 5303-5420 confidence: high
The legend says Goolahwilleel forgets a hunting errand and completes an artwork, a kangaroo modelled in gum, then returns expecting applause.
Goolahwilleel makes a gum kangaroo instead of obtaining meat; his family rejects the work and prevents him from going alone afterward.
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