Purukupali

A creator god, son of Mudungkala and brother of Wuriupranala and Murupiangkala. His wife is Bima. When his son Djinini (Jinni) died he decreed death for all creation.

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References

Sources

  • Mountford, Charles P. (1958). The Tiwi: Their Art, Myth, and Ceremony. London: Phoenix House, pp. 24-25, 29.
  • Roberts, A.; Mountford, C.P. (1969). The dawn of time: Australian Aboriginal myths in paintings. Syndey: Angus & Robertson Ltd., p. 58.