Lawrie, Margaret E.

2 publications

Lawrie, Margaret E. (detail)
1970Myths and legends of Torres Strait, collected and translated by M. Lawrie.
St. Lucia (Queensland), Univ. of Queensland Press: 1-372.
—Recounts dugong myths, hunting stories, and vernacular names.
Lawrie, Margaret E. (detail)
1972Tales from Torres Strait, collected and translated by Margaret Lawrie.
St. Lucia (Queensland), Univ. of Queensland Press: Illus.
—Includes two folktales of Torres Strait Islanders relating to dugongs: "Gelam, creator of dugong" (3-6) and "Kusa Kap, the giant eagle" (22-28).