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spirits in Across Australia, volume 2

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1912
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spirits in Across Australia, volume 2

lunqua ceremonies, 396 et seq. Soakage, obtaining water from, 312 Sonder, Mt., 138, 151-4 Songs, corrobboree, 239-40 Son-in-law, general avoidance of mother-in-law by, 204 Spear-heads, stone, 378 Spear-throwers, 236-7, 484-5 Spears, of Arunta tribe, 194 ; of Anula tribe, 485 Spider, webs in scrub,…

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3,146
Year
1,912
Source
Internet Archive
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Record ID
3146
Source
Internet Archive
Publication
Across Australia, volume 2; Baldwin Spencer and F. J. Gillen
Published
1912 public-domain travel and ethnographic text exposed through an exact Internet Archive item
Narrative type
Spirit-Person Narratives
Public-text label
spirits
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
Central Australia: B
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lunqua ceremonies, 396 et seq. Soakage, obtaining water from, 312 Sonder, Mt., 138, 151-4 Songs, corrobboree, 239-40 Son-in-law, general avoidance of mother-in-law by, 204 Spear-heads, stone, 378 Spear-throwers, 236-7, 484-5 Spears, of Arunta tribe, 194 ; of Anula tribe, 485 Spider, webs in scrub, 69 ; stridulating noise made by, 175 Spinif ex paradoxus, 78 Spirit children, spots inhabited by, Warramunga tribe, 410 Spirit, evil, supposed to reside in a dust storm, 367 Spirit of dead man, associated with Churinga, 258 ; in form of a bird, 298 ; hovering over bones, 475 Spirits inserting pointing-sticks, 349; making medicine-men,.

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