Motif
Haunted tree containing wailing mutilated women
haunted_tree_containing_wailing_mutilated_women
A motif of the Restless Dead, Haunting, and Vengeance 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 X / CHIEFLY AS TO FUNERALS AND MOURNING / CHAPTER XI / SOMETHING ABOUT STARS AND LEGENDS; lines 4245-4351 confidence: high
A gnarled Coolabah tree with warty excrescences is considered a spirit haunt; it contains the spirits of the Moungun, armless women who wail in the wind after their husband cut off their arms because they could not get him honey.
A gnarled Coolabah with spirit seats contains the spirits of the Moungun, armless women who wail in the wind after their husband cut off their arms.
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