Aboriginal Insect Stories
Sam Moody
Hi All,
Please find following a request for information from Russell Cox (NSW DECCW). I am not sure if others can help with his enquiry (I couldn’t!!), but if you can assist him please reply to him off list. I suggested it might also be good to ask anthropologists, but I am unaware of the anthropological equivalent of ozarch – is there one?? If anyone can point him to other groups he could ask, that would also be appreciated – he’s already checked with the anthros at the Australian Museum.
Cheers and thanks,
Sam
Hi Everyone,
I’m looking for dreamtime stories that relate in any way to insects: these stories can be local to the area or may be known nationwide throughout Australia. And though my passion is entomology I would also be extremely interested in hearing any dreamtime stories involving invertebrates of any kind, i.e. spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc.
The stories need not be specific to the creation of the insect but may express a life lesson or may just be a fun story to listen to: as I say, anything involving insects would be greatly appreciated. Please email me at russel...@yahoo.com.au and include as many details as possible, i.e. origin of story, aboriginal names used for insects, name of local area and people.
Cheers,
Russell
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Val Attenbrow
Louis A. Allen (1976) “Time Before Morning. Art and Myth of the Australian Aborigines.” Rigby Limited.
has two stories in which spiders are featured and which have references to honeybees and hornets.
Best wishes
Val
Dr Val Attenbrow
Principal Research Scientist (Archaeologist)
Anthropology Unit, Research Branch
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