Title

'Mirram crept silently to the gunyah', 1923. Artist: Raymond Wenban

Caption

'Mirram crept silently to the gunyah', 1923. How the kangaroo got a long tail, and the wombat a flat forehead; Mirram the kangaroo creeping into Warreen the wombat's tent to punish him for his selfishness at not letting Mirram share his tent in the storm. From Some Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines by WJ Thomas, 1923.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1920

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D79_296

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,1Mb (1,1Mb) / 8,7in x 13,5in / 2598 x 4043 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal people male man men religious Australia Australian country kangaroo religion guy tradition angry anger marsupial tent tents location century concept aborigine Aboriginal rage legend myth mythology fury twenties B&W MONOCHROME revenge metaphor black & white black and white B W legendary 1920s 20th century wombat mythical figure lithograph Thomas Historica Graphica Collection WJ sneaking up on someone Raymond Wenban WJ Thomas grudge Mirram Wenban Raymond WJ Thomas lithograph