wizard in The Medicine Men
him, though it is possible that there may have been a time in tribal history, now forgotten, when totems were wunnarl, and these ceremonies may be all that is left to point to that time. When a boy, after his first Boorah, killed his first emu, whether it was his Dhé, or totem, or not, his father…
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- 1,367
- Year
- 1,905
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- Record ID
- 1367
- Source
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- Publication
- The Euahlayi Tribe; K. Langloh Parker
- Published
- 1905
- Narrative type
- Retellings and Adaptations
- Public-text label
- wizard
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- North-western New South Wales (NSW): B
- State or territory
- NSW
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him, though it is possible that there may have been a time in tribal history, now forgotten, when totems were wunnarl, and these ceremonies may be all that is left to point to that time. When a boy, after his first Boorah, killed his first emu, whether it was his Dhé, or totem, or not, his father made him lie on the bird before it was cooked. Afterwards a wirreenun (wizard) and the father rubbed the fat on the boy's joints, and put apiece of the flesh in his mouth. 'The boy chewed it, making a noise as he did so of fright and disgust; finally he dropped the meat from his mouth, making a blowing noise through his lips of 'Ooh!.
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