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Baia-me in Kámilarói, and Other Australian Languages

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1875
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Baia-me in Kámilarói, and Other Australian Languages

endowed with magical power, so that by throwing it at an enemy sickness can be injected. According to some, Baia-me is supposed to be present at the Bora, and is personated by one of the old men ; others say it is Turramulan, the agent of Baia-me, or mediator, who appears. As above mentioned, in so…

Record ID
2,073
Year
1,875
Source
Internet Archive
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Record ID
2073
Source
Internet Archive
Publication
Kámilarói, and Other Australian Languages; William Ridley
Published
1875
Narrative type
Spirit-Person Narratives
Public-text label
Baia-me
Archive period
Gold Rush Colonial
Location
Kamilaroi country, NSW/QLD: B
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endowed with magical power, so that by throwing it at an enemy sickness can be injected. According to some, Baia-me is supposed to be present at the Bora, and is personated by one of the old men ; others say it is Turramulan, the agent of Baia-me, or mediator, who appears. As above mentioned, in some of the tribes a sacred wand, "Dhurumbulum," given them by Baiame is exhibited, and the sight of this wand as waved by the old men in sight of the candidates imparts manly qualities. Before I heard of this wand, a black- fellow from Twofold Bay, near the south-east corner of this Colony, at a distance of full 600 miles from the Namoi,.

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