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devil in The Aborigines of New South Wales

YEAR
1892
PLACE
New South Wales
SOURCE
Internet Archive
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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
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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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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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