supernatural being in Initiation Ceremonies
In the middle of the clear space in which the ceremonies take place, a small tree is taken up and placed with its roots in the air, and around it saplings, peeled of their bark, are placed, the whole being tied together with strips of bark, thus making a sort of small enclosure. The saplings are pa…
- Record ID
- 1,299
- Year
- 1,904
- Source
- Wikisource
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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Record context
- Record ID
- 1299
- Source
- Wikisource
- Publication
- Native Tribes of South-East Australia; A. W. Howitt
- Published
- 1904
- Narrative type
- Spirit-Person Narratives
- Public-text label
- supernatural being
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- South-Eastern Australia: B
- Source voice
- Source Grounded Section Record
- Publicness
- Public Domain Public Web
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In the middle of the clear space in which the ceremonies take place, a small tree is taken up and placed with its roots in the air, and around it saplings, peeled of their bark, are placed, the whole being tied together with strips of bark, thus making a sort of small enclosure. The saplings are painted with ochre. On this structure one of the medicine-men stands with a cord hanging out of his mouth. He is said to represent a supernatural being called Maamba. The medicine-men are called Bujerum, and the one just spoken of is the principal one of the tribe, and is believed to ascend at night to the sky to see Maamba about the.
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