RECORD ID

3655

FIGURE

Spirit

NARRATIVE

Spirit-Person Narratives

PRINTED LABEL

spirit

PUBLICATION

The Aborigines of New South Wales; John Fraser

AUTHOR

Not specified

itnessed. The man's name was nevei: afterwards mentioned, nor his grave visited, by any of the tribe." Cause of In the New Hebrides islands, similar beliefs and customs exist. Death. A friend, writing to me from Epi there, says : — " Unless the person is very old or the cause of death is very obvious, the natives here- generally ascribe the death to an evil spirit called *Semi,' who* poisons* people ; ' semi' means * poison.' Very often he acts by human agency, and many a suspect is shot in consequence. The body is sewed up in matting and banana leaves. The burial is usually on the day following the death. All relatives or other.

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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