Definitions
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- noun An
Aboriginal spirit , especially as depicted on rock paintings inQueensland
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Examples
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Ethnobotanists are in contact with Cape York Aboriginal medicine men like Tommy George, of Laura, to see if the plant was known to Kuku Thaipan and other tribes that inhabit the region, famous for its 38,000-year-old Quinkan rock art.
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The exhibit features interpretative material, an educational presentation, artwork contributed by John Cummins whose art style is the Quinkan art of the GuGu Yalanji and a collection of artefacts contributed by Russell Butler a Traditional Owner of the Warrgamay/Bandjin people of the Herbert River and Hinchinbrook Island.
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