Bunjil and Waa
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Bunjil and Waa are the two ancestral totemic moieties of the Wurundjeri people, represented by the wedge-tailed eagle (Bunjil) and the crow (Waa), which structure social identity, kinship, and cultural responsibilities.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bunjil moiety | 0 |
| Waa moiety | 0 |
| Bunjil | 0 |
| Waa | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancestral being
ⓘ
ancestral totemic moieties ⓘ social division system ⓘ totemic moiety ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
ceremonial roles among Wurundjeri people
ⓘ
clan relationships among Wurundjeri people ⓘ marriage rules among Wurundjeri people ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bunjil moiety
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waa moiety ⓘ Wurundjeri cosmology ⓘ Wurundjeri cosmology ⓘ Wurundjeri people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wurundjeri people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wurundjeri people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Bunjil moiety
ⓘ
Waa moiety ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Kulin nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
ancestral identity of certain Wurundjeri lineages
ⓘ
ancestral identity of certain Wurundjeri lineages ⓘ identity of Wurundjeri clans ⓘ intergenerational knowledge transfer ⓘ maintenance of customary law ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Central Victoria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
area around present-day Melbourne ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
creation narratives of Kulin nations
ⓘ
marriage regulations of Wurundjeri people ⓘ marriage regulations of Wurundjeri people ⓘ structuring Wurundjeri kinship ⓘ structuring Wurundjeri kinship ⓘ |
| influences |
cultural responsibilities of Wurundjeri people
ⓘ
kinship of Wurundjeri people ⓘ social identity of Wurundjeri people ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bunjil and Waa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bunjil and Waa NERFINISHED ⓘ Wurundjeri cultural system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Australian Aboriginal moiety systems
ⓘ
Wurundjeri Dreaming narratives NERFINISHED ⓘ totemic kinship systems ⓘ |
| representedBy |
Bunjil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolisedBy |
crow
ⓘ
crow ⓘ wedge-tailed eagle ⓘ wedge-tailed eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defining kin obligations among Wurundjeri people
ⓘ
structuring social organisation of Wurundjeri people ⓘ transmitting cultural law among Wurundjeri people ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.