land snail
- Scientific Name
- Family Camaenidae
- Category
- Insects & Gastropods
Terms for gastropods with shells in Bininj Kunwok are generic. Individual species are not differentiated.
Land snails. Shells were used as dog collars and to create rattles swung in public sections of the Wubarr ceremony. The seven sisters constellation is also called duberrk in Kundjeyhmi because it is said to be shaped like a snail.
...duruk birri-kom-dukkang korroko fv:Aboriginal birri-kom-dukkang wanjh ngarlirrk ngalbu yimeng 'lerre lerre lerre'.
A long time ago it was Aboriginal way to place collars of snail shells around the necks of dogs and those snail shells would jingle going 'lerre, lerre, lerre'.
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