carpet-snake people (Kuniya)
ancestor earth Anangu people single tradition · 1
The carpet-snake people (Kuniya) are ancestral Dreamtime beings. The Anangu people believe that features of Uluru (Ayers Rock) are the physical remains of these beings, who fought or lived there during the Dreaming, with specific rock holes marking the sites of occurrences such their battles with the Liru (venomous snake people).
Relationships
- co occurs with
- spirit-child, Mura-mura, Tjukurpa, Kangaroo Dreaming, Shark Dreaming, Honey Ant Dreaming, Badger Dreaming, culture heroes, spirit beings
- enemy of
- Liru (venomous snake people)
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“For example, the Anangu people believe that features of Uluru (Ayers Rock) are the physical remains of ancestral Dreamtime beings, such as the carpet-snake people (Kuniya); who fought or lived there during the Dreaming, with specific rock holes marking the sites of occurrences such their battles with the Liru (venomous snake people).”
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