apple
Language:
Australian:
Pomera
English JS Main:
apple
English:
"Thom m arral / Pomera /
"The fruit of this call'd by the Natives Pom mer ral and eaten by / them when ripe"
The author of this catalogue record is Suzanne Stenning.
Category:
flora
Source:
Painters
Line:
12427.2
Respelt:
bumara
Part of speech:
noun
Meaning Clue:
"Pomera" bumara = ""Thom m arral / Pomera / "The fruit of this call'd by the Natives Pom mer ral and eaten by / them when ripe ..." apple kangaroo: 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. 427 : Flowering Plant, native name "Thom m arral" or "Pomera" / Port Jackson Painter // possibly a species of Kangaroo Apple