dead in North Queensland Ethnography. Bulletin No. 9. Burial ceremonies, and disposal of the dead
bs being previously removed from the portions so dis- tributed, and put aside: it was only the back-bone to- gether with the ribs and attached meat that were thrown into the fire and so destroyed. The sentiment which prompted this eating of the deceased was a double one: the survivors knew where th…
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- 2,127
- Year
- 1,907
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- Internet Archive
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- Record ID
- 2127
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- Publication
- North Queensland Ethnography. Bulletin No. 9. Burial ceremonies, and disposal of the dead; Walter E. Roth
- Published
- 1907
- Narrative type
- Spirit-Person Narratives
- Public-text label
- dead
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- North Queensland (QLD): B
- State or territory
- QLD
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bs being previously removed from the portions so dis- tributed, and put aside: it was only the back-bone to- gether with the ribs and attached meat that were thrown into the fire and so destroyed. The sentiment which prompted this eating of the deceased was a double one: the survivors knew where the dead actually were and so could not be frightened by their spirits, while the disposal of the corpse in this manner pre- vented its going bad and stinking. The liver was eaten, but the entrails, heart and lungs buried, the spot being marked by three sticks about a foot high, éachi wound round with grass-rope, and stuck closely’ apposed.
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