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Kutchi in Ceremonies and Beliefs

YEAR
1904
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Kutchi in Ceremonies and Beliefs

Immediately before a boy is circumcised, a young man picks up a handful of sand and sprinkles it as he runs round the outside of the camp. This is to keep out Kutchi and to keep in the Mura-mura of the ceremonies.

Record ID
1,313
Year
1,904
Source
Wikisource
Index status
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Record context

Record ID
1313
Source
Wikisource
Publication
Native Tribes of South-East Australia; A. W. Howitt
Published
1904
Narrative type
Spirit-Person Narratives
Public-text label
Kutchi
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
South-Eastern Australia: B
Source voice
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Publicness
Public Domain Public Web

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Immediately before a boy is circumcised, a young man picks up a handful of sand and sprinkles it as he runs round the outside of the camp. This is to keep out Kutchi and to keep in the Mura-mura of the ceremonies.

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