devil in The Aborigines of New South Wales
r that these dances partake of a semi-religious character. For them the men dress themselves with great care in their own way, and often dance ail night long, and in very dark niohts, too, to the light of a blazing fire. To a white oulooker they seem to be a band of demons, ghastly as the skeleton…
- Record ID
- 1,830
- Year
- 1,892
- Source
- Internet Archive
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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- Record ID
- 1830
- Source
- Internet Archive
- Publication
- The Aborigines of New South Wales; John Fraser
- Published
- 1892
- Narrative type
- Spirit-Person Narratives
- Public-text label
- devil
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- New South Wales (NSW): B
- State or territory
- NSW
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- Source Grounded Section Record
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r that these dances partake of a semi-religious character. For them the men dress themselves with great care in their own way, and often dance ail night long, and in very dark niohts, too, to the light of a blazing fire. To a white oulooker they seem to be a band of demons, ghastly as the skeleton dead, working themselves up into a fit state for some act of devilry. Eut there cannot be much amusement in it, for the men take it quite seri- ously, no fun goes on, and their movements are so vigorous that the actora are covered with sweat, and at the close are completely exhausted by their efforts. And they are not mere dances, these.
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