RECORD ID

3625

FIGURE

Spirit

NARRATIVE

Spirit-Person Narratives

PRINTED LABEL

spirit

PUBLICATION

The Aborigines of New South Wales; John Fraser

AUTHOR

Not specified

ing plantations. He said that we should certainly be able to kill liim the next day, and that, during the night, he and his friends would cele- brate the gorilla dance. ... To the music of three old men, who had their faces grotesquely chalked, danced Etia, imitating the uncouth move- ments of the gorilla. Then the iron bell was rung, and O'Mbuiri, the evil spirit, was summoned to attend, and a hoarse rattle mingled with the other sounds. . . . Here could be no imposture. It was not an entertainment arranged for my benefit, but a religious festival, held on the eve of an enter- prise. . . . The dancing was not discontinued until.

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1. 01spirit in A Descriptive Vocabulary of the Language in Common Use Amongst the Aborigines of Western Australia1842 · Internet Archive
2. 02spirit in A Descriptive Vocabulary of the Language in Common Use Amongst the Aborigines of Western Australia1842 · Internet Archive
3. 03spirit in A Descriptive Vocabulary of the Language in Common Use Amongst the Aborigines of Western Australia1842 · Internet Archive
4. 04spirit in A Descriptive Vocabulary of the Language in Common Use Amongst the Aborigines of Western Australia1842 · Internet Archive
5. 05spirit in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?1854 · Internet Archive
6. 06spirit in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?1854 · Internet Archive