wilgie
(Australia, chiefly, Western Australia) A red ochre traditionally used as a pigment by the Aboriginal Nyunga people.
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(Australia, chiefly, Western Australia) A red ochre traditionally used as a pigment by the Aboriginal Nyunga people.
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