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Latitude
-4.71979
Longitude
143.6055
Start Date
2018-08-18
End Date
2018-08-18

Description

This string figure represents a wallaby (Thylogale browni), which mostly inhabits the mountainous part of Awiakay land. Wallabies are hunted for food, but do not often appear in myths or songs. When the string figure is finished, the maker tries to ‘shoot’ the wallaby. If the string entangles, the wallaby is shot, if not, it was missed, and the figure-maker tries again. When the wallaby is shot, the string figure-maker goes on to make ‘fire’, on which to ‘cook’ the wallaby. Images: 02: Kiandok ‘wallaby’, the final design 03: The wallaby is shot 04: Kiandok ‘wallaby’ (Thylogale browni)

Sources

ID
tc36e6
Source
https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/DKH01/020_kiandok

Extended Data

ID
DKH01-020_kiandok
Countries
Papua New Guinea - PG
Publisher
Darja Hoenigman
Contact
admin@paradisec.org.au
License
Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Rights
Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)