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Iruntarinia in Sacred Objects and Ceremonies

YEAR
1899
PLACE
Northern Territory
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Iruntarinia in Sacred Objects and Ceremonies

thers the decorations have been shown to the owner of the quabara by the Iruntarinia, or spirits. These ceremonies, again, are never passed on from tribe to tribe, but are in the possession of certain individuals who have received them by right of inheritance, that is, they may be regarded as priva…

Record ID
1,346
Year
1,899
Source
Internet Sacred Text Archive
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Record ID
1346
Source
Internet Sacred Text Archive
Publication
Native Tribes of Central Australia; Baldwin Spencer and F. J. Gillen
Published
1899
Narrative type
Spirit-Person Narratives
Public-text label
Iruntarinia
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
Central Australia, NT (NT): B
State or territory
NT
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thers the decorations have been shown to the owner of the quabara by the Iruntarinia, or spirits. These ceremonies, again, are never passed on from tribe to tribe, but are in the possession of certain individuals who have received them by right of inheritance, that is, they may be regarded as private property, p. 625 and each one is, save those given by the Iruntarinia, associated with some special man or woman of the Alcheringa. All of them are connected with the totems. The various forms of design may be seen by reference to the figures illustrating the Engwura. Almost always, as in the ordinary dances, special attention is paid.

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