Mamutjarra / written by Sabrina Ferguson; illustrations by Abraham Stockman Tjungurrayi
- Bib ID:
- 1573050
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Nakamarra, Sabrina Ferguson, author
- Description:
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- [Alice Springs, Northern Territory] : Papunya Literature Production Centre, June 1987
- 16 pages : illustrations ; 21 x 30 cm
- ISBN:
- 0868001694
- Summary:
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A story about an old man who repeatedly sees smoke from the fires of devils. He dreams about devils killing all the people in the camp – but he keeps his knowledge to himself. He says nothing so as not to frighten the people and instead continues to catch Kangaroos. Eventually the devils smell the smoke of the cooking fires and come to devour the people. The old man tells the people to run to a hill and throw rocks down on the devils, killing them all. They then move to another camp, as the old man told them.
- Notes:
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- Title from cover.
- Npf 2022-147 copy Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Text in Pintupi-Luritja with English translation.
- Subject:
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- Stories and motifs - Devils, monsters, evil spirits, hairy men, bunyips
- Pintupi language -- Readers
- Luritja / Loritja people (C7.1) (NT SG52-04)
- Luritja / Loritja language (C7.1) (NT SG52-04)
- Pintupi people (C10) (NT SF52-11)
- Pintupi language (C10) (NT SF52-11)
- Education - Language - Indigenous languages - Readers and primers
- Language - Texts and translations - Aboriginal to non-Aboriginal language
- Northern Territory - Central NT
- Australian
- Other authors/contributors:
- Copyright:
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Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1987
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