In his essay ‘Geography and the Totemic Landscape in Central Australia’, TGH Strehlow writes that Loatjira was ‘the grand old man of Hermannsburg in my father’s days, who had as a young man taken part in avenging expeditions. He had not only been an important nankara (medicine man), but had possessed full knowledge of the dreaded death charms as well’ (get pg no).
Reference:
TGH Strehlow, ‘Geography and the Totemic Landscape in Central Australia: A Functional Study’, in Australian Aboriginal Anthropology, Perth, University of Western Australia, 1970
