Yulunga: kari-woppa
TLF ID M006599
A wrestling game was played by the people in the Torrens area of South Australia. The contests were generally held on the meeting of groups from different areas. Players wrestled for a tuft of emu feathers called a kari-woppa. Komba burrong or kambong burrong (the game of ‘catching hold’) was the name of a similar game played by the Noongar people of the south-west of Western Australia. Emu feathers were tied onto one end of a stick and the other end was stuck into the ground. One player ‘defended’ the stick while the other players in the group attempted to take the emu feathers off the stick. This is a wrestling game where a player attempts to take a ball from another player. The Yulunga: Traditional Indigenous Games resource was developed to provide all Australians with a greater understanding and appreciation of Indigenous culture by celebrating the games that Indigenous Australians have been playing across the country for hundreds of years.