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supernatural being in Initiation Ceremonies

YEAR: 1904
PLACE: Not mapped
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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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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: Archive detail (not indexed)

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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
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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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