Red-mouthed Stromb,
Language:
Australian:
Gung-e-ra-nere
English JS Main:
Red-mouthed Stromb,
English:
Mollusk
"The native name of this shell is Gung-e-ra-nere"
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Single shell on its side, against a plain background. It has an elongated body whorl with the aperture at the top, and a short tapered spire pointing to the left. The interior of the aperture is coloured chestnut brown, and the exterior is white-grey overlaid with brown striations and zig-zag patterns. ...
Credits:
The author of this catalogue record is Suzanne Stenning.
Category:
fauna: marine and aquatic life
Source:
Painters
Line:
12392
Respelt:
ganga-ra-niya
Part of speech:
noun
Meaning Clue:
"Gung-e-ra-nere" gangaraniya = "Mollusk..." Red-mouthed Stromb, : Painters [::] [BB]
Source Details:
INDIGENOUS NAMES IN WORKS BY THE PORT JACKSON PAINTER, THOMAS WATLING etc. Watling Collection, Natural History Museum, London Transcribed by Keith V. Smith 2002
Watling, Thomas, 1762-1814?
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The 5-digit numbers are the picture identification numbers quoted near the end of each entry.
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Most or all of the items with an indigenous word attached are in the JS PAINTERS ringbinder, arranged alphabelically by a JS ’no hyphens’ transcription.
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Comment:
Watling Drawing - no. 392 : Mollusk, native name "Gung-e-ra-nere" / Thomas Watling // ASSUME ’-nere’ PRONOUNCED AS ENGLISH ’here’