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1907
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Queensland
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devil in North Queensland Ethnography. Bulletin No. 9. Burial ceremonies, and disposal of the dead

that 44 Bull. 7—Sect. 58, and figs. 223 and 226. oa — NORTH QUEENSLAND ETHNOGRAPHY—- ROTI. 387 they had never had any quarrel, and finishes by trving to shift the blame on to some ‘body else ; his efforts in this direction may prove successtul or not. “At any rate, some one is fixed upon, guilty or…

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1,907
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2133
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North Queensland Ethnography. Bulletin No. 9. Burial ceremonies, and disposal of the dead; Walter E. Roth
Published
1907
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Spirit-Person Narratives
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Federation Era
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North Queensland (QLD): B
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QLD
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that 44 Bull. 7—Sect. 58, and figs. 223 and 226. oa — NORTH QUEENSLAND ETHNOGRAPHY—- ROTI. 387 they had never had any quarrel, and finishes by trving to shift the blame on to some ‘body else ; his efforts in this direction may prove successtul or not. “At any rate, some one is fixed upon, guilty or not, who recognising it to bea case of “needs must when the devil drives ” oflers expiation® by challenging Ins accusers to spear him. Two of his mother’s brothers, or, if these are not handy, two of lis own brothers, standing on either side are allowed to lend assistance, their weapons of defence however being only three wommeras, one.

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