Mikinj : rock art, myth and place : a survey and assessment of sites of significance to Jacob Nayinggul, senior traditional owner of Mikinj / by R.G. Gunn. 1992.

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Mikinj : rock art, myth and place : a survey and assessment of sites of significance to Jacob Nayinggul, senior traditional owner of Mikinj / by R.G. Gunn. 1992.

Rock imagery sites, Mikinj, Arnhem Land, cultural significance; Dreaming images; mythology of images, Birriwilk (old lady), rainbow snake (Ngalyod), barramundi, malevolent spirits (Namarodo and Marlwah), old hairy spirit (Djidjnguk), scarecrow figure (Djiworrn Djiworrn); descriptions of artwork; rock shelters.

vii, 146 leaves, [27] leaves of plates; ill. (chiefly col.), maps.

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Nayinggul, Jacob, 1940-2012

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Gunn, R. G. (Robert George)

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