Title Dreamtime the Aboriginal heritage : Australian Aboriginal myths in paintings, by Ainslie Roberts and text by Melva Jean Roberts

Published Adelaide : Rigby, 1981

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB FOLIO	759.994 ROB		AVAILABLE

Description 144 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 35 cm Contents Introduction: Wings in the mist -- The rain-makers -- Laughter at dawn -- Yulu's charcoal -- The bonefish tree -- The waters of Windulka -- The origin of the platypus -- Kalala the fire-tailed finch -- The birth of the opal -- The death of the moon-woman -- Koolulla and the two sisters -- The Gymea -- Nurunderi and the cod -- The creation of the Milky Way -- The birth of the seals -- The creation of Kulpunya -- In the beginning -- Jarapa and the man of wood -- The burning ant-hill -- The eagle and the dingo -- Purukupali's whirlpool -- Bima the Curlew -- The trees born of fire -- Baracuma's fishing net -- The Wonga pigeon and the white waral -- The transformation of Burnba -- The lightning-man -- Wala-Undayua -- The burning cormorant -- The mimics -- The island of spears -- The creation of Black Mountain -- The seven emu sisters -- The voice of nature -- Wungala and the evil-big-eyed-one -- The weeping opal -- Yurlungur and the Wawalik sisters -- The blessing of fire -- The fighting brothers -- Mangowa and the round lakes -- The capture of fire -- The saving of fire -- Karkan and the valley of blood -- The man of magic -- Pukamuni ceremonies -- The Mopaditis -- The old man and his six sons -- Birth of the Moogoora -- Condula and Bak-Bak -- The black kangaroo -- Linga of Ayers rock -- The native cat, the owl, and the eagle -- The storyteller -- The rebirth of Wira -- Ulamina the starfish -- The death of Kulta -- Creation of the Coorong birds -- The bunyip -- The rainbow serpent -- The abduction of Brolga -- The creation of the Jenolan caves -- The fire spreaders -- Jitta-Jitta and Kubiri -- The first dawn -- Uldanami, the little mother -- Birth of the butterflies -- The iron intruder Summary Collection of myths Notes illus. (pt col.) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 144) Notes Copy 2 - donation from Tom Austen Brown collection Subject Roberts, Ainslie. Roberts, Ainslie, 1911-1993 Aboriginal Australians -- Folklore -- Pictorial works. Aboriginal Australians -- Folklore. Aboriginal Australians -- Religion and mythology -- Pictorial works Aboriginal Australians -- Religion and mythology Aboriginal Australians -- Religion -- Pictorial works. Aboriginal Australians -- Legends -- Pictorial works. Aboriginal Australians -- Religion. Art and mythology. Aboriginal Australians -- Legends. Mythology, Aboriginal Australian -- Pictorial works. Mythology, Aboriginal Australian. Painting, Australian. Genre/Form Illustrated works. Legends. Author Roberts, Melva Jean. LC no. 72701496 ISBN 072701496X 9780727014962

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