Jinigudira (WA)

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Location: North West Cape and its peninsula to a line between the bottom of Exmouth Gulf and Whaleback Hills. At Point Cloates. Coast-frequenting people, they ventured out to sea on rafts of sticks. They also lived among the mangroves that line the eastern shore of the gulf as far north as Glenroy. Most of their food came from fish traps set in tidal estuaries. They spoke a language close to Talandji and were sometimes considered only to be western Talandji, but informants were sure that they had had separate identities for a long time.

Co-ordinates: 114°10'E x 22°20'S

Area: 2,000 sq. m. (5,200 sq. km.)

References: Tindale, 1953 MS, 1966 MS; Brandenstein, 1966 MS.

Alternative Names: Inikurdira, Jinigudera, Jinigura (valid alternative), Jiniguri, Jarungura (another alternative).

Inventory Listings

Item AA 338/1/19/1 - 'University of Adelaide and University of California Anthropological Expedition, 1952-1954.'

Item AA 338/15/86 - 'Map of Western Australia Shewing Localities of Sheep and Cattle Stations 1951' - Sheet 1 (Set of 2)

Item AA 338/15/103 - 'F.3 - Onslow' (Western Australia)

Item AA 338/15/116 - 'Sheet 13 - Onslow' (Topographical Series - Western Australia)

Item AA 338/15/166 - Map showing language groups in the west of Western Australia, compiled by C. G. von Brandenstein

Item AA 338/18/16 - Hamersley Range (3229)

Item AA 338/19/6 - 'Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia. 1974'