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An aboriginal mystic who made an expedition to perform sorcery wearing slippers made from the feathers of emus
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kurdaitcha man — /kəˈdaɪtʃə mæn/ (say kuh duychuh man) noun → kadaitja man …
Kurdaitcha — (or kurdaitcha man) is a ritual executioner in Australian Aboriginal culture. The word is from the Arrernte people and specifically refers to the shoes worn by the man, woven of human hair and feathers and treated with blood. Other spellings are… … Wikipedia
kurdaitcha — n. Austral. 1 the tribal use of a bone in spells intended to cause sickness or death. 2 a man empowered to point the bone at a victim. Etymology: Aboriginal … Useful english dictionary
kadaitja man — /kəˈdaɪtʃə mæn/ (say kuh duychuh man) noun (in some traditional Aboriginal cultures) a man who sets out to take vengeance, either at the request of his community or on his own initiative, on someone accused of injuring or killing another by magic …
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