Natives of AustraliaGeographical notes, mans antiquity, migration theories Study of Arunta, physical & morphological; Cicatrization; Osteology Lake Tyers & Kabi tribe (J. Mathew); Language diversity, message sticks, sign language Otati, Pitta-Pitta, Wurungerri, Eucla, Ngarrego; Ground drawings, rock paintings, bark drawings; Astronomical beliefs, magic medicine, diseases; Stone axe Arunta; Adze, scrapers, hammers, pounders, grinding stones, drills, shells, bone awls; Skin & shell water carriers, hooks, digging sticks, baskets, fire making, clothing, ornaments Huts & shelters, camp etiquette; Boomerangs, clubs, spears, wommera, knife, strangling cords, bow & arrow Cape York only, shields; Canoes, N.T., Riverina, Qld.; Anula boat (Spencer & Gillen), dug-out Qld.; Fishing, weirs; Hunting, cooking, food taboos, cannibalism, sth. Qld., Turribul tribe; Native wells, plant foods; Pituri; Kuri dance (Angas), circulation of songs & dances, musical instruments; Five bars music & words to Narrinyeri dance; Dingo as pet; Recreations, mimicry; Government; Public & private justice; Kurdaitcha practice Arunta; Social organization, male & female descent, four & eight class tribes; Totems; Marriage, infanticide, childhood, naming Avoidance relationship; Initiation, eastern & western types; Yuin rites; Tooth avulsion, Vic. customs, Kurnai rites; Central Aust. rites, circumcision, mica, use of bullroarer; Disposal of dead, W.A., Arunta, burial cannibalism, Gulf country; Dieri, Adelaide & Vic. customs; Mourning, after death beliefs, conception beliefs; Religion, mythology, totemism; Intichiuma rite (Arunta), magic, bone pointing, womens magic; Medicine men, rain making; Myths & tales. |
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aborigines animal Arunta Baiame bark believed birds blacks body bone boomerang Boulia boys brother bush camp canoe Cape Central Australia child classes colour corroboree curious custom dance Daramulun dead death decorated described Dieri eagle-hawk earth eaten father feet long fire fish grass grave groups Gulf of Carpentaria hair hand head hole Howitt husband important inches initiation ceremonies kangaroo kill kurdaitcha Kurnai magic male marry medicine-man method miles mother mourning Mura-muras nardoo natives opossum organisation origin paintings phratry piece of wood pituri PLATE Port Essington probably River Roth round rule says shell skin sometimes South Australia South Queensland South Wales spear Spencer and Gillen stone string taken Tasmanians throwing totem totem-kin tree tribal tribe Tully River Victoria water-hole weapons West Australia wife Wiradjuri woman women wound yards young