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devil in Among cannibals

YEAR
1889
PLACE
Queensland
SOURCE
Internet Archive
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devil in Among cannibals

, are gathered in a little basket, which he subse- quently carries for some time about his neck until he finally throws its con- tents out in the woods — gives it to the " devil " as it is called. This is the only trace of a cult that I observed among the blacks of Herbert river, and they doubtless…

Record ID
1,791
Year
1,889
Source
Internet Archive
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Record ID
1791
Source
Internet Archive
Publication
Among cannibals; Carl Lumholtz
Published
1889
Narrative type
Spirit-Person Narratives
Public-text label
devil
Archive period
Gold Rush Colonial
Location
Queensland (QLD): B
State or territory
QLD
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, are gathered in a little basket, which he subse- quently carries for some time about his neck until he finally throws its con- tents out in the woods — gives it to the " devil " as it is called. This is the only trace of a cult that I observed among the blacks of Herbert river, and they doubtless regard it as a sort of sacrifice to avert the wrath of evil spirits. From this time the young man is permitted to eat whatever he pleases, but previously he has been obliged to abstain from certain things, such as eels, large lizards, etc. The transition from boyhood to manhood is not here, as it is in many other parts of Australia,.

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