Motif
Sacred tree associated with graves of the dead
sacred_tree_associated_with_graves_of_the_dead
A motif of the Ancestor Rites and Feeding the Dead family, within the sub-family Tombs, Graves, and Ancestral Landscapes. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
indigenous australian
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Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies ANDREW LANG. / APPENDIX / DINEWAN BOOLLARHNAH GOOMBLEGUBBON / GLOSSARY; lines 3375-3525 confidence: medium
"Dheal, the sacred tree of the Noongahburrahs, only used for putting on the graves of the dead."
Dheal is defined as a sacred tree used only for putting on graves of the dead.
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Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies ANDREW LANG. / APPENDIX / DINEWAN BOOLLARHNAH GOOMBLEGUBBON / GLOSSARY; lines 3375-3525 confidence: medium
Dheal is defined as the sacred tree of the Noongahburrahs, used only for putting on graves of the dead.
Dheal is described as the sacred tree of the Noongahburrahs and as used only for putting on graves of the dead.
read in the book →