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Boylya in A Descriptive Vocabulary of the Language in Common Use Amongst the Aborigines of Western Australia

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1842
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Western Australia
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Boylya in A Descriptive Vocabulary of the Language in Common Use Amongst the Aborigines of Western Australia

person thus endowed can transport himself through the air at pleasure, being invisible to every one but his fellow- Boylyagadak. If he have a dislike to another native, he is supposed to be able to kill him, by stealing upon him at night, and secretly consuming his flesh ; entering into his victim…

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1,842
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2087
Source
Internet Archive
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A Descriptive Vocabulary of the Language in Common Use Amongst the Aborigines of Western Australia; George Fletcher Moore
Published
1842
Narrative type
Spirit-Person Narratives
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Boylya
Archive period
Early Colonial
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Western Australia (WA): B
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WA
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person thus endowed can transport himself through the air at pleasure, being invisible to every one but his fellow- Boylyagadak. If he have a dislike to another native, he is supposed to be able to kill him, by stealing upon him at night, and secretly consuming his flesh ; entering into his victim like pieces of quartz, and occa- sioning much pain. Another Boylyagadak can, however, disenchant the pei*son thus afflicted. When this is done' 19 ^^F tjie Boylya at di^wn out from tbe putient in tbe form of ^r pieces of q^uartz, nhicli are kept bb great curioaitiea. ^1 The ftborig'mes do not appear to comprehend tluit mor- ■ tiility IB.

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