atnitta lirima

Endowing the intestines with sight, so that a man can detect the unfaithfulness of his wife or the approach of a kurdaitcha.

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A kurdaitcha is a man who is supposed to go out secretly wearing feather shoes to kill an enemy.

References

Source

  • Spencer, Sir Baldwin. (1904). Northern Tribes of Central Australia. London: Macmillan, p. 747.