Caterpillar Dreaming
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Caterpillar Dreaming is an Aboriginal Australian Dreaming story and spiritual tradition centered on ancestral caterpillar beings, particularly associated with the landscape and cultural heritage of the Emily Gap area near Alice Springs.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aboriginal Australian Dreaming
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mythological narrative ⓘ spiritual tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ceremonial grounds
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rock art and markings ⓘ sacred sites near Alice Springs ⓘ |
| associatedWithAnimal | caterpillar ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | Arrernte people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Alice Springs region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emily Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
ancestral journeys
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creation of landscape features ⓘ spiritual connection to Country ⓘ |
| country | Central Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestralBeings | caterpillar ancestors ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
explains origins of local landscape
ⓘ
expresses spiritual law ⓘ guides custodial responsibilities for Country ⓘ supports identity of local Aboriginal groups ⓘ |
| hasSpiritualAspect |
obligations to care for sites linked to the story
ⓘ
ongoing presence of ancestral beings in the landscape ⓘ |
| influences |
contemporary cultural education in the Alice Springs region
ⓘ
local Aboriginal art ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Emily Gap rock formations
ⓘ
caterpillar-shaped landforms ⓘ |
| linkedToLanguageGroup | Arrernte language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Arrernte Dreaming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | important Dreaming for the Alice Springs area ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Country (Aboriginal Australian concept)
ⓘ
Dreamtime NERFINISHED ⓘ songlines ⓘ |
| timeDepth | pre-colonial ⓘ |
| transmittedThrough |
ceremony
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ songlines ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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