Inma board

Within the context of Australian Aboriginal mythology, an inma board is a sacred soul-board of a number of desert peoples, which are said to connect each individual to his ancestors, and to the song and dreaming of his ancestors, as well as being magic weapons. According to communities of the Western Desert, the sacred inma board called by the ancestors as Wati-kutjara, is represented by the dark patches of the Milky Way, between the constellations of Centaurus and Cygnus.[1]

References

Mudrooroo. Aboriginal mythology : an A-Z spanning the history of aboriginal mythology from the earliest legends to the present day. Thorsons. p. 82-83. ISBN 1855383063.

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[1] Mudrooroo. Aboriginal mythology : an A-Z spanning the history of aboriginal mythology from the earliest legends to the present day. Thorsons. p. 82-83. ISBN 1855383063.