Stirling and Waite — Description of Toas 137 



trees so that they could be seen. The middle vertical, red stripe on the kncjh 

 indicates the main root, and those on each side the laterals. 



172. MARDALBURUNI (Pillatapa Tribe). To the place bestrewn with 

 small stones. The white head den(jtes a waterhole, on the bank of which the 

 female jMuramura, Wittimarkani, once found many small, sharp stones that 

 hurt her feet. In reference to this a small stone is affixed. The red parts of 

 the head represent channels passing through the waterhole. 



173. NGATJINANI (Diari Tribe). Meaning "to the request." Here 

 the Muranuira, Kirlawilina, begged his uncle to allow him to marry a girl of 

 the ])lace. The Toa represents a human head which is supposed to resemble a 

 hill in the locality of the above name. The red and white of the Toa denote 

 soil of those colours. In the jiosition corresponding to the eyes, mouth, and 

 nostrils are caves in the lull, into which the girl was obliged to crawl to hide 

 from Kirlawilina. 



174. WINTIKARUNI (Diari Tribe). To the grey winti (pubic hair). 

 The white knob rejiresents a \^•aterhole at which the Muramura, Kaluku])ana, 

 is said to have pulled out his grey, pubic hair, for which reason a tuft of such 

 hair is affixed to the Toa. 



17.^. KURINI (Diari Tribe). To the mussels. The Toa represents a 

 waterhole in which the Muranuira, Turupiwulani, found many mussels. A 

 i^nissel shell is consequentlv affixed. 



176. PARAKALANI (Diari Tribe). To the bald head. White repre- 

 sents a plain, at which the Muranuira, Kuruljuruna, once stopped. Because 

 his father. Parakalana, was bald the place was thus named. 



177. PIRRAPIRRANI (Diari Tribe). To the ring. So called because 

 the two Muramuras, Putantara, here discovered a plain surrounded by a belt 

 of sandhills. For this reason the head of the Toa has the form of a ring. 



178. MARUPITINI (Diari Tribe). To the black hole. The piece of 

 charcoal affixed symljolizes.the blackness, and the rest of the head of the Toa 

 denotes two small wet flats amongst sandhills, which are separated by an 

 elevation (central red band). This hole was discovered by the Muramura, 

 Kirlawilina, and is said to e.xist to this day. 



179. WURUMANI (Yauraworka Tribe). To the Wuru bird's beak. 

 So named because the Muramura, Nurawordubununa, saw in the water- 

 course.of Cooper's Creek a beak of this bird, as represented by the projection. 

 The creek spreads out on to a plain (white), and then again assumes its 

 channels (stem of Toa ). In the middle of the plain is a waterhole (eye spot). 



180. PALPARANANI (Diari Tribe). To the place of Palpara bushes. 



