mimih

Spirit beings who live in the rocks of western Arnhem Land. They are so thin that they do not dare to venture out when it is windy for fear that their necks will snap. The spirits are reputed to eat men but yams are their staple food.

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References

Source

  • Berndt, R. M.; Berndt, C. H. (1970). Land and Myth in North Australia: the Gunwinggu People. Sydney: Ure Smith, pp. 18, 51, 192