devil in The Aborigines of Tasmania
n died. The men formed a pile of logs, and at sunset placed the body of the woman upon it, supported by small wood, which concealed her, and formed a pyramid. They then placed their sick people around the pile, at a short distance. On A. Cottrell, our informant, inquiring the reason of this, they t…
- Record ID
- 3,909
- Year
- 1,899
- Source
- Internet Archive
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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- Record ID
- 3909
- Source
- Internet Archive
- Publication
- The Aborigines of Tasmania; H. Ling Roth, Marion E. Butler, James Backhouse Walker, J. G. Garson, E. B. Tylor
- Published
- 1899
- Narrative type
- Spirit-Person Narratives
- Public-text label
- devil
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- Tasmania (TAS): B
- State or territory
- TAS
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- Source Grounded Section Record
- Publicness
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n died. The men formed a pile of logs, and at sunset placed the body of the woman upon it, supported by small wood, which concealed her, and formed a pyramid. They then placed their sick people around the pile, at a short distance. On A. Cottrell, our informant, inquiring the reason of this, they told him the dead woman would come in the night and take the 'devil' out of them. At daybreak the pile was set on fire, and fresh wood added as any part of the body became exposed, till the whole was consumed. The ashes of the dead were collecfted in a kangaroo skin, and every morning, before sunrise, till they were consumed, a portion of.
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