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Achilpa Alatunja Alcheringa Alice Springs amongst Appungerta Apulla Arakurta Ariltha Arunta tribe associated Australian natives Australian tribes bandicoot belong blood and tribal body boomerang brothers bull-roarer Bulthara camp carried centre Churinga circumcision close corrobboree creek custom dancing decorated elder Engwura Erathipa Ertnatulunga father Finke River fur-string hair Hakea hand head Hugh River Illpongwurra Imanda Inapertwa individual Intichiuma Ipmunna Iruntarinia Kaitish kangaroo killed Kurdaitcha large number latter length lizard Luritcha Macdonnell Ranges magic mark the spot means medicine moiety mother Mura Nanja Nurtunja Okilia Oknia opossum Oruncha painted Panunga Parra particular party performed pitchi Purula and Kumara Quabara red ochre regard relationship represent resin rubbed sacred ceremonies shield side singing sisters spear spear-thrower spirit stick stone supposed term totem tradition tree Ulpmerka Unawa Unjiamba Unkulla Urabunna tribe usual Waninga Warramunga wife wild cat witchetty grub woman women Wurtja younger