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fciund a iidol uf water from ciut nf whicli ruse rocks: hence the name. The 

 white circles denote boiililcrs and the yellow dots at the lower end the scruh. 



8. MALTARANl (Diari Tribe). To the place of the emu feathers. 

 Idiere the iMuramura, P)illi])ani)ana, made for himself a decoration i]f emu 

 feathers; hence the name, and for this reason the Tua Ijears a tuft of these 

 feathers. The rest of the Toa represents a plain with a dei^ression in the 

 middle (black) where water cc.illects. The white dots are gum trees and the 

 yellow ones scrub. 



0. TJUTJUPARANIPIRNANI. To where the big- snake lies. The 

 white upi)er end represents a iilani into which a creek (sinuous black band) 

 with sandy bank (yellow) runs, '{"hither once came on his wanderings the 

 IMuramura, Kudnamitjirina, wh(j, noticing the windings of the watercourse, 

 said to himself "the watercourse winds in tlie plain like a big snake," and so 

 he gave this name tu the i)lace. 



10. PURAMANINANI (Wonkanguru Tribe), 'i'n the place where the 

 nuul was scrai>ed out. Here the Aluramura, Kurkalina, (.mce scraped out the 

 mud from a hole in the creek with his hand in order to obtain drinking water. 

 The white knob at the tup reijresents a hi.gh hill near the creek, and the black 

 vertical stri])e the creek itself. The white dots are Magamaga trees gruwing 

 on the banks. 



11. TJUTJUPARANI (Diari Tribe). Tu where a snake lies. The two 

 girl IMuramuras, Alankaraw ulu, are said to have wandered here in the form of 

 snakes. The sinuuus, black band represents a creek bordered bv gum trees 

 (white duts) v.hich runs intu a plain (white tu|)) covered with bushes (velluw 

 dots). 



12. NGAPAKUTUMARAPUNI (Tirari Tribe). To the many water- 

 holes. Hither on his journey once came the Aluramura, Patjalina, and found 

 man}- IkjIcs washed out in the Cuu])er, which are rei)resented b\- the three 

 black circles nn the Tua. The wdiite top signifies that the Cooper spireads out 

 and has nu lunger a detinite bed. 'I'he red and white dots are trees. 



l.r MURAMURADUNKANANI (Diari Tribe). To the place where 

 the Muramuras amse. This is the name uf an island in Lake Perigundi, w'here 

 the hrst ^.iuramuras are said to ha\-e come uut of the earth. They were stitT 

 on acc(junt of the daminiess, but w-ere soon warmed by the sun. The first to 

 come forth is said to ha\-e been Wundanialirana together with his serxants ; 

 he saw- the others come out after him and ga\-e the island its name. The 

 tu]) uf the Toa re])resents a human head emerging friim the earth, and the 

 w-hite |)art, lielcwx-, the island with watercourses (red liands) and Winpara 

 bushes (red dots) which grow there. 



