Humpy

Different types of Aboriginal shelters, Queensland.

A humpy, also known as a gunyah,^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] wurley, wurly, wurlie, mia-mia, wiltija, is a small, temporary shelter, traditionally used by Australian Aboriginal people. These impermanent dwellings, made of branches and bark, are sometimes called a lean-to, since they often rely on a standing tree for support.

^ "Definition of gunyah". www.allwords.com.
^ Memmott, Paul (2007), Gunyah, Goondie and Wurley : the Aboriginal architecture of Australia (1st ed.), University of Queensland Press, ISBN 978-0-7022-3245-9
^ "Tents". One Planet. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
^ Cannot, Jack; Prince, Victor (1912), I'll build a gunyah for you : song, Allan & Co. Pty. Ltd, retrieved 7 January 2019

[1] "Definition of gunyah". www.allwords.com.

[2] Memmott, Paul (2007), Gunyah, Goondie and Wurley : the Aboriginal architecture of Australia (1st ed.), University of Queensland Press, ISBN 978-0-7022-3245-9

[3] "Tents". One Planet. Retrieved 6 December 2012.

[4] Cannot, Jack; Prince, Victor (1912), I'll build a gunyah for you : song, Allan & Co. Pty. Ltd, retrieved 7 January 2019

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