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- spirit in Eaglehawk and Crow#3603nd a powerful, dreaded, evil spirit, creation being ascribed to the former. At the initiation ceremonies of the Darkinung tribes of New South Wales * two figures are made upon the ground by heaping up earth. They are re…
- spirit in Eaglehawk and Crow#3602— i.e., rope (what this rope was I do not know), in the manner explained above. Many tribes revered the names of ancient heroes or demigods, who were credited with certain wonderful exploits, and who generally became me…
- spirits in Eaglehawk and Crow#3601ity a few men who excelled in pretension to skill in the art. The titles of these magicians varied with the community,* but by unanimous consent the whites have called them " doctors," and they correspond to the medicin…
- spirits in Eaglehawk and Crow#3600N. Van der Tuuk). Letter- press at end of book explanatory of Plate II. ART, CORROBOREES 137 Regent Rivers, it seems to have all but faded away. Mr. William Froggatt, of Sydney, New South Wales, visited the Glenelg Rive…
- spirits in Eaglehawk and Crow#3599ter a death the camp at night is resonant with hideous sounds. When first I heard the howls of despair it made my very flesh creep with horror, and to heighten the effect the mourners might be seen the greater part of t…
- spirit in Eaglehawk and Crow#3598rmatiou or descendant." We may reasonably conclude that the general name of these totems or spirits, ' ngaitye,' ' aitu,' and ' nanja ' * (New Hebridean * ata,' 'nata,' ^j*'7-.so», sou/, spirit) are radically the same a…
- spirit in Eaglehawk and Crow#3597he or she bears of necessity the * "Native Tribes of South Australia," p. 64. t "Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria," 1S97, pp. 24, 25. X Ibid. pp. 153, 154. 112 EAGLEHAWK AND CROW name of the animal, or plant…
- spirit in Eaglehawk and Crow#3596ns of their particular totems and, at the same time, " each performer represents an ancestral individual who lived in the Alcheringa. He was a member of a group of individuals, all of whom, just like himself, were the d…
- spirit in Eaglehawk and Crow#3595ched to localities, the totem of a child being determined by the place at which it was conceived. The reason given for this is that in the Alcheringa (a mythical period) one of the beast-man ancestors died at that spot…
- spirit in Eaglehawk and Crow#3594rtain most interesting particulars regarding the totemism of the Arunta tribe of central Australia — notably, (i)t that totems are attached to localities, the totem of a child being determined by the place at which it w…
- ghost in On Our Selection#2685else joined in, though Miss Ribbone smiled a little. When Joe recovered he held out his plate. "More pumpkin, Dad." "If--what, sir?" Dad was prompting him in manners. "IF?" and Joe laughed again. "Who said 'if'?--I neve…
- apparition in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1729iah-prenna e. poimena poymalangta poymalyetta poyeenta prugga poyeenta /. luggana luggana marah lugga poola mena lugyenna lugganlereena kurluggana {kuluggana Puggaluggana rialusgona LANGUAGE. 189 g, wurrawena ria-wuyraw…
- apparition in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1728ribes use timy (no) instead of tacky thus : never ttmeh or timy bachelor lowatimy (lit. womanless) barren woman Iowa puggatimy (lit. woman manless) beard cowinne beardless cowintimy leaf proie leafless paroytime-na The…
- fairy in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1727uck Mugutena ... Trees Mola . Parrot Muianato ... Aloft Mole Sea-swallow Muidje ... ... Nose Mole . Suck Muie ... Nose Moltema . Run (to) Mulu-manginie... Give me Mona, mone . Mouth, lips Mukaria... ... Water Monaganura…
- fairy in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1726of Dialects of Aboriginal Tribes of Tasmania. English. Embowel (to dis-j Embrace (Platonic) Emmet (small ant) Emu (bird) Encampment Enfeeble (to) Ditto Enough (sufficient) Entrails Evening Exchange Excrement Expectorate…
- fairy in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1725er) Drown Drowsy Dry Ditto Duck (gender not dis- tinguished) Dug Dull (stupid dolt) Dumb Dung (excrement) Dusk Dust Dwarf Dysentery or Diarrhoea East Bay Neck Eagle Hawk Neck Eagle Eagle's nest Ear Early (in the morning…
- giant in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1724e eighty-nine inches long and consisting of 565 of these shells {Elenchus hellulus). In the Tasmanian Museum, at Hobart, there are two necklaces ; one of light coloured shells, the other of a dark lustrous green : the l…
- fairy in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1723amoi . Scales (of fish) Mununa... Nose Nangemuna Barren (woman) Munwaddia Feathers Nang-inia Elf or fairy (fond of Mura Heavy children, and dances Murah, murak ... Shag, black cormo- in the hills, after the rant {Phalac…
- witch in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1722t on one side, then on the other, supplied the place of oars, and propelled this rude contrivance as quickly as an English whaleboat. At each s c u stroke the rowers uttered a B. < J loud ' Ugh," like a London pavior. j…
- witch in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1721ake) Tapmita . Hamstring (the) Taialia . Owl, large {Strtx X Aid ... . . . Weep (to) Castanops) Tara . Eucalyptus tree 20 Ixxviii H. LING ROTH. — ABORIGINES OF TASMANIA. Tara, tarana ... Wallaby {Halma^ Taw wereini . Cr…
- witch in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1720H. LING ROTH. — ABORIGINES OF TASMANIA. Tara, tarana ... Wallaby {Halma^ Taw wereini . Crow turns Billardieri), Ta- win6 . Wart Kangaroo (forest- Tawna ... . Rotten wood er) Tawpenale . Opossum, ringtail- Taraba ... ...…
- ghost in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1719Song Hen (native) Hen (native) Air Dance Tree (Blackwood) W^oman, white Footmark of white man Footmark of white man Rail (Rallns pector- alis) Dance Man (white) Caterpillar (small) Thumb Fist Knuckle Wrist Palm of the h…
- ghost in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1718ILLIGAN S XXVll Vocabulary of Dialects of Aboriginal Tribes of Tasmania. English. Tribes from Oyster Bay to Pit water. Forest ground Forget Four Fragrant (smell) Freestone Fresh water Friend Frigid (cold) Fright Frog Fr…
- ghost in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1717energy ; but that they do not seem to have invested even these last with attributes of benevolence, although they reposed unqualified trust in the tutelar agencies of the spirits of their departed friends and relations.…
- apparition in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1716angena Yavla, Yolla, youlla Ya-waraniakunia Yawarena Yenaloig Yenemi ... Yenena ... Grinder (back tooth) Top Burn (hurt by fire) Crab (largest^ Toothless Fang (canine tooth) Twirl, twist, turn to Earthquake Limp, right…
- apparition in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1715le Imp Ria warawa noil6 Demon Ria-wurawa . . Apparition Riaw6, riawena Sport (play), fun Riawe waibori Sport (play) Riawuna ... Circle* Rielowolingana Palm of the hand Riena ... ... Hand, finger Riena-aiita ... Left han…
- witch in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1714anops) Kokeri Kokelitie Mud, sediment Kokina ... ... Hawk, (eagle) Kokolini konkua Demur (grumble) Ko-kra Twitch (pluck) Kokura ... ... Jerk Kokuina ... Beard Kole ... ... Twitch, (pluck) Koliena ... .. Orphan Komeka...…
- devil in The Aborigines of Tasmania#17136 Island, Recherche to Pit water. | Bay, and the South of Tasmania. Sing a song Sink Sister Sit down Skeleton (bones of) Skin Ditto of Kangaroo Skull Sky (cloud in) Sleep Sleep (very sound) Smile Smoke Smooth Snail Snee…
- devil in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1712inds to the devil, who, they say, tells them this or that, and to whom they attribute the power of prophetic communications It is not clear that by the devil they mean anything more than a spirit; but they say he lives…
- devil in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1711181- 182) : " These people have received a few faint ideas of the existence and superintending providence of God ; but they still attribute the strong emotions of their minds to the devil, who, they say, tells them this…
- devil in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1710ld think should know. According to West (II. pp. 89-90) : ** Their religious ideas were exceedingly meagre and uncertain. To Horton's inquiries, in 1821, they answered, * don't know,* with broad grins. They appear to ha…
- ghost in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1709vous goblins, whose abodes were caverns and dark recesses of the dense forests, clefts in rocks on the mountain tops, etc. ; and that they considered one or two spirits to be of omnipotent energy ; but that they do not…
- spirit in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1708oducing fire. — Flint implements mistaken for fire flints. — Fire drills. — Tongue and groove fire sticks. — Stars tumble down. — Fire drill. — Torches. — Tinder. — Carrying fire. — Native fires different to those of se…
- spirit in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1707t's testimony. — Occasional generosity towards enemies. — Ross's testimony. — Friendly when well treated.— Gratitude.— Cruel treatment of animals. Religion. — Belief in Supreme Being doubtful.— Good and bad spirit. — In…
- spirit in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1706of convi<5ls and sealers. — Evidence in Government notice and in Report of Aboriginal Committee. — Ingratitude and treachery. — A barbarous murder. — West's testimony. — Occasional generosity towards enemies. — Ross's t…
- spirit in The Aborigines of Tasmania#1705as to sex of Europeans. — A promise kept. — Powers of imitation.— A native on board ship. — Botanical knowledge. — Expressions of good will. — Conclusion of La Billardi^re's narrative. — Interviews with P6ron. — Surpris…
- fairy in Eaglehawk and Crow#1587thic age, were among the most distinguished." — St. James's Gazette. " Mrs. Parker has added to the gaiety of nations by this collection of Antipodean legends." — Saturday Revieiv. " Extremely interesting and curious."…
- Kurnai in Eaglehawk and Crow#1586appropriate, the former doubtful. An argument in favour of group-marriage based upon the application of terms designating real relationship to all the members of a group where there are four or more groups is met by the…
- Bunjil in Eaglehawk and Crow#1585Government of New South Wales in 1852 or 1853, and cited by Mr. Curr.|| The tradition is that the first black man on the Darling had two wives, Kilparra and Mokwarra. The sons of the one married the daughters of the oth…
- Bunjil in Eaglehawk and Crow#1584ers. At King George * Genesis, xlix. t Daniel, vii. 3. + Isaiah, li. 9. § " Kamilroi and Kurnai," p. 288. II " The Australian Race," vol. ii. p. 165. 18 i:agli:iia\\ K and cuow Sound, among a connnunity of the Meenung b…
- devil in Eaglehawk and Crow#1583tyal murup mula bundyil yulok waingar ngark barnibinmel natya murup ngark — ngarang murup — paindyil ngatta munganitch ngarkuk pirnmaheal muurup muurup waul' — mooroop boorkoorook na goe — woor, walini kolandroam wol bi…
- Baiame in Eaglehawk and Crow#1582ited as an example, another instance of the unreliability and invalidity of a deduction from negative evidence. Among the Kamilroi and allied tribes to the north of New South Wales the character of a beneficent deity, k…
- supernatural in Eaglehawk and Crow#1581and Pundyil, of Victoria, refer to the same supernatural being ? Baiame, indeed, may be a local * " Queensland, Australia,"' p. 379. us i:a(;li:hawk and crow pc|iiivaleut of Banna, another Sumatrau deity. The blackfello…
- supernatural in Eaglehawk and Crow#1580estion may be reasonably asked is this Buddai not as likely to refer to Daibaitah of the north- west as to Budha ? In New Guinea, according to Marsden, the same deity is known as ' Wat,' the first and third syllables of…
- supernatural in Eaglehawk and Crow#1579ll dwell with us." Had this overture not miscarried, two families might have amalgamated and become "one people'' as was proposed, embracing two intermarrying but exoganious classes. In this instance the cross-marriages…
- witch in Eaglehawk and Crow#1578n ngarambi nguruindh warui buthar googie nurrung burnna kurra koomal wagie mulliwa walga — yallebiri wadebi warrida — tula galka — wye-hoota cur-lier ween-dug-a wol-lowra {eagle) piltari pinyali tiyauwe wulde pilla warr…
- witch in Eaglehawk and Crow#1577iria (old) winylr mutchaburry m. mongan winnja yandiorn bulka, kulya pinaroo karuro mutchuchu more lariba longailinga bork darral ayna piringga pinga oolpa wattepoi waggapoi keturkekai moroigo natangmoli matua tela nurs…
- witch in Eaglehawk and Crow#1576ai Lai . . , la panyal yalok Si Ercildoime . . la kawa bar .§ Avoca R. . . lakh kauwa bor S= Broken Ji. . . niordyir •ngorak kurnung ^ Guiibower . laar ponyul yalok Warrnambool . moral — dhartum Mortlake inerri kung, ka…
- ghost in Eaglehawk and Crow#1575tor, i6, 231 Food, Varieties of, S9 ; Native words for, 252 Foot, Native words for, 34, 41, 155, 249 Footmark, Native words for, 219 ForeJtead, Native words for, 246 Four, Native words for, 271 Froggat's, ilr, William,…
- devil in Eaglehawk and Crow#1574gin _ gurruman — — mahn (C.) bowwan (C.) mummuya kommirra baiame — — — — munder nguthuru nguthuru — — ninni ninni gurly gurly — ■ — chinga — — budanl — mar-moo — carn-koo — brupe {devil) — pangari, lilliri — marralye wi…
- devil in Eaglehawk and Crow#1573p boorkoorook na goe — woor, walini kolandroam wol biambule pongarnoti popopondi nouwaki - brauwin mrart ngauk — urakabi — - baiamai baggin _ gurruman — — mahn (C.) bowwan (C.) mummuya kommirra baiame — — — — munder ngu…
- ghost in Eaglehawk and Crow#1572uld tell you upon inquiry that they believed that death was the last of them. In other words, a man's per- sonality died with his body and was not continued in his ghost. A ghost was called a * shadow,' and the concepti…
- ghost in Eaglehawk and Crow#1571superstition common to all primitive Papuans. The Australians have what may be termed an apprehension of ghosts rather than a belief in them, the relations of the living with the spirits being more or less intimate in d…
- ghost in Eaglehawk and Crow#1570ting of a few Kanaka canoes to Australian shores, although from the fact that stones were objects of veneration among the Tasmanians the inference would be that this at least was a superstition common to all primitive P…
- spirit in Eaglehawk and Crow#1569Mr. Davies corroborates what I have said of the presence of that defect of character which may be termed instability. It may be said that the whole fabric of their moral character is in a position of unstable equilibriu…
- spirit in Eaglehawk and Crow#1568n aperture with four spiral grooves in the perforation. The Hindoos believe that these apertures are the traces of Vishnu having entered the stones in the form of a reptile. It is worthy of note that among the New Hebri…
- spirit in Eaglehawk and Crow#1567resembling a human being, but with a body as hard as a stone. He used to kill many blacks. He was supported by people' of his own. The blacks would not visit this i-ange on any account. Mr. Stanbridge states that the Bo…
- spirit in Eaglehawk and Crow#1566I'existence, dans ce recueil de quelques contes a demi facetieux et de veritables petits romans de la vie sauvage ou apparait dans toute sa tragique misere I'existence des indigenes dont la pensee est tendue tout entier…
- spirit individual in Sacred Objects and Ceremonies#1347totems. The exact significance of this can only be a matter of conjecture, p. 630 for the natives have not, so far as we can find out, any idea with regard to its origin or meaning. The decoration evidently points to th…
- Iruntarinia in Sacred Objects and Ceremonies#1346thers the decorations have been shown to the owner of the quabara by the Iruntarinia, or spirits. These ceremonies, again, are never passed on from tribe to tribe, but are in the possession of certain individuals who ha…
- Iruntarinia in Sacred Objects and Ceremonies#1345performers, and, instead of occupying a long time in their performance, they usually last only a few minutes. Unlike those of the ordinary dances, also, the design always has a definite significance, and is supposed in…
- spirit individual in Sacred Objects and Ceremonies#1344The exact significance of this can only be a matter of conjecture, p. 630 for the natives have not, so far as we can find out, any idea with regard to its origin or meaning. The decoration evidently points to the fact t…
- Iruntarinia in Sacred Objects and Ceremonies#1343In these ceremonies also only a limited number ever take part as actual performers, and, instead of occupying a long time in their performance, they usually last only a few minutes. Unlike those of the ordinary dances,…
- Iruntarinia in Burial and Mourning#1342on the other hand, the idea is to render him or her more conspicuous, and so to allow the spirit to see that it is being properly mourned for. Footnotes 500:1 Amongst the Warramunga tribe, the widow crops her hair short…
- ghost in Magic#1341to avoid as much as possible the spot where he has seen it, in just the same way in which an ordinary European peasant will avoid the spot haunted by a ghost. Our impression with regard to the Kurdaitcha is that at the…
- ghost in Magic#1340des himself that he cannot, or, what is still more likely, that the fear of the magic power of the dreaded Kurdaitcha causes him, if he catches sight of such a track, to avoid as much as possible the spot where he has s…
- ghost in Magic#1339unity of watching them—has seen the track of a man or woman he will distinguish it afterwards from that of any other individual of his acquaintance. Most probably the explanation is, not that the native cannot follow th…
- Arungquiltha in Magic#1338Churinga. The latter, of course, is not one of the ancestral Churinga, but it is regarded as being a sacred stick, and is spoken of as a Churinga just as are certain other similarly shaped sticks which are used in vario…
- Ulthana in Magic#1337It is supposed to be very effective as a means of frightening the Ulthana, that is the spirit of the dead man.
- Arungquiltha in Magic#1336This is the only case which has come to our knowledge in which a woman is decorated with down fixed on with blood, and in which she actually handles a Churinga. The latter, of course, is not one of the ancestral Churing…
- ghost in Magic#1335Most probably the explanation is, not that the native cannot follow the track, but that either he persuades himself that he cannot, or, what is still more likely, that the fear of the magic power of the dreaded Kurdaitc…
- Medicine man in Magic#1334Then the medicine man falls into the rear while the Kurdaitcha stealthily creeps forward towards his quarry and suddenly rising up, spears him before he is aware of the presence of an enemy.
- Medicine man in Magic#1333the eye of each side; and on the body a broad band of charcoal runs across from shoulder to shoulder and downwards till, at the level of the sternum, it divides into two, one passing on either side of the mid line and s…
- Kurdaitcha in Magic#1332When it is known who the culprit is a Kurdaitcha party may be arranged to avenge the death. This custom is, so the natives say, much less frequently carried out at the present day than in former years, and in the southe…
- spirit individual in Totemic Ceremonies#1331he ceremony as performed in the different tribes. p. 459 CEREMONY OF NOSE BORING In the Arunta and Ilpirra tribes when a boy's nose has been bored, that is as soon as the operation has been completed, he strips a piece…
- Kurdaitcha in Totemic Ceremonies#1330ny, what he describes as the first initiation ceremony of women being that of introcision, the equivalent of the Ariltha kuma ceremony amongst the central tribes, op. cil., p. 174. 467:1 Expedition in North West and Wes…
- Ulthana in Totemic Ceremonies#1329t the Engwura which can only be regarded as pointing back to the existence of a different state of affairs from that which now obtains. For example, in the Quabarra Ingwurninga inkinja, 1 two men had their bodies decora…
- spirit individual in Sacred Objects and Ceremonies#1290The exact significance of this can only be a matter of conjecture, p. 630 for the natives have not, so far as we can find out, any idea with regard to its origin or meaning. The decoration evidently points to the fact t…
- Iruntarinia in Sacred Objects and Ceremonies#1289In these ceremonies also only a limited number ever take part as actual performers, and, instead of occupying a long time in their performance, they usually last only a few minutes. Unlike those of the ordinary dances,…
- ghost in Burial and Mourning#1288It is generally supposed that amongst Australian natives the name of a dead man is never mentioned. This is not however strictly true as regards the Arunta tribe. There are various degrees of silence to be observed by d…
- Ulthana in Magic#1287The Ulthana or spirit of the dead man is supposed to follow the party in the form of a little bird called Chichurkna and is constantly on the look-out to injure the Immirinja.
- Ulthana in Magic#1286It is supposed to be very effective as a means of frightening the Ulthana, that is the spirit of the dead man.
- Ulthana in Magic#1285Travelling back to the Arunta country, the Atninga party separated into various contingents, each of which went to its own locality, upon arrival at which certain ceremonies had to be observed. The Alice Springs conting…
- Arungquiltha in Magic#1284This is the only case which has come to our knowledge in which a woman is decorated with down fixed on with blood, and in which she actually handles a Churinga. The latter, of course, is not one of the ancestral Churing…
- ghost in Magic#1283Most probably the explanation is, not that the native cannot follow the track, but that either he persuades himself that he cannot, or, what is still more likely, that the fear of the magic power of the dreaded Kurdaitc…
- Medicine man in Magic#1282Then the medicine man falls into the rear while the Kurdaitcha stealthily creeps forward towards his quarry and suddenly rising up, spears him before he is aware of the presence of an enemy.
- Medicine man in Magic#1281the eye of each side; and on the body a broad band of charcoal runs across from shoulder to shoulder and downwards till, at the level of the sternum, it divides into two, one passing on either side of the mid line and s…
- Medicine man in Magic#1280Each Kurdaitcha man when going on his errand is accompanied by a medicine man and the two men are rubbed over with charcoal—black being in the Arunta tribe the colour associated with magic—and decorated with bands of wh…
- Kurdaitcha in Magic#1279Before a man may wear the shoes he has to submit to a most painful ordeal. A stone is heated to redness and then applied to the ball of the small toe of either foot, it does not matter which, until, as the natives say,…
- Kurdaitcha in Magic#1278When it is known who the culprit is a Kurdaitcha party may be arranged to avenge the death. This custom is, so the natives say, much less frequently carried out at the present day than in former years, and in the southe…
- Medicine man in Magic#1277AMONGST the Central Australian natives there is no such thing as belief in natural death; however old or decrepit a man or woman may be when this takes place it is at once supposed that it has been brought about by the…
- Kurdaitcha in Magic#1276No idea of natural death—Death of one individual must be avenged in the normal condition of the tribe by the death of another—Organisation of a Kurdaitcha party—The ceremony of dislocating a toe before a man becomes ent…
- Ulthana in Totemic Ceremonies#1275There is very clear evidence that during a former stage cannibalism was a well-recognised custom. We have already described certain ceremonies performed at the Engwura which can only be regarded as pointing back to the…
- spirit individual in Totemic Ceremonies#1274In the Arunta and Ilpirra tribes when a boy's nose has been bored, that is as soon as the operation has been completed, he strips a piece of bark off a gum tree, if possible, and throws it as far as he can in the direct…
- spirit in More Australian Legendary Tales#3208een, nor could they imagine what this water was which stretched farther than all their hunting grounds. Any stranger that came to the camp was brought to Wurrunnah that he might hear from him what had turned him back on…
- Byamee in More Australian Legendary Tales#3207the sound of the name "Byamee," EarmoonSn jumped away, saying as he went : " Phur-r, phur-r." He quickly disappeared, going back to the sand-ridges under which Wurrunnah had heard he and the rest of the strange litter l…
- Byamee in More Australian Legendary Tales#3206Again came only the spluttering, whizzing noise, a sort of pursing of the lips together, and blowing out a sound like " Phur-r, phur-r." ** Is it true that he has gone for ever ? " " Phur-r, phur-r," came again the answ…
- Byamee in More Australian Legendary Tales#3205be Earmoonan, one of the pups of the dog Byamee left at Noondoo that I have heard of." t He called out to it, " Where is your old master ? " for he thought he would find out if the strange creature knew where Byamee was…
- Byamee in More Australian Legendary Tales#3204whirring, whizzing noise with its lips. " What is this coming to water ? " said Wurrunnah to himself. When the creature was close, he said : " It must be Earmoonan, one of the pups of the dog Byamee left at Noondoo that…
- Byamee in More Australian Legendary Tales#3203e creature coming towards him, having the body and head of a dog, feet of a woman, and a short tail. It bounded four or five feet in the air as it came along, making a whirring, whizzing noise with its lips. " What is t…