Australia · Folktales and oral traditions
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Australia
- Tales
- 1
- Dated records
- 1
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 0
Counts reflect the Atlas catalogue. A link may represent a recording, a publication or an association with a local tradition.
The Goolahwilleel tale in K. Langloh Parker’s 1896 collection moves from a kangaroo sculpture to an explanation of why topknot pigeons feed in flocks. It is a record from a particular published collection. The Atlas keeps the sources for Australia’s different Indigenous storytelling traditions visible.
Tales in the Atlas
Goolahwilleel and His Crest
1896 · K. Langloh Parker · Australian Legendary Tales · Goolahwilleel, the Top-Knot Pigeons
Tales found across countries
No tales linked to multiple countries are listed for this country yet.