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Internet Sacred Text Archive contributes public public domain transcribed book context represented in the AusFigures archive. This page links source-grounded records to their original public URLs and preserves provenance without implying institutional endorsement.
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- Medicine man in Magic and Medicine#4183nd said to the old man, ameina; ngai wariji? what is it; shall I die? The old man answered, owoi, kutjeri ngeinyimma pari, wariji, yes, by and by you (will be) very ill, (you will) die. Nothing happened for a long time,…
- Numereji in Magic and Medicine#1328king out of a deep water hole its spirit would Immediately leave its body, run to the water hole, and be drawn under and swallowed up by a Numereji snake. If, {p. 346} by any chance, the mother breaks the rule, the fath…
- Medicine man in Magic and Medicine#1327ild is born, and while it is young, the woman must not drink out of a deep water hole, the water must not reach above her knees; the husband tells the woman that she must not break this rule or the child will die. Also,…
- Medicine man in Magic and Medicine#1273At length Morpun, the great medicine man, arrived. For a while he stood silently, some distance off, watching Mukalakki. First he ordered the women to go away, along way off. Mukalakki sat up. Once more the snake came o…
- Medicine man in Magic and Medicine#1272The natives, realising the gravity of the case, had sent away to a place, called Oenpelli, fourteen miles away, for a special, celebrated medicine man, named Morpun, who fortunately happened to be reincarnated at that t…
- spirit in Magic and Medicine#1271The spirit, or Iwaiyu, of Kuljoanjo had twisted itself round inside his body and, every now and then, came out through his forehead, rattled its teeth and hissed and looked straight into his eyes.
- Medicine man in Magic and Medicine#1270He was feeling very bad indeed and an old medicine man said to him ameina jau, ngeinyimma kutjeri, what have you eaten (to make) you ill?
- spirit in Magic and Medicine#1269by any chance, the mother breaks the rule, the father, mother, and child, accompanied by a medicine man, go to the water hole. The father gives the mother a little water in a bark basket. The spirit of the child is attr…
- spirit in Magic and Medicine#1268(3) After the child is born, and while it is young, the woman must not drink out of a deep water hole, the water must not reach above her knees; the husband tells the woman that she must not break this rule or the child…
- spirit in Magic and Medicine#1267The penalties for eating these are as follows:--Jimeribunna, the child is born with yaws; Brutpenniweir, the child is born with a sore nose and mouth; Karakera, the child has sores under its arms; Kalerungeni, the child…
- spirits in Customs and Traditions of the Aboriginal Natives of North Western Australia#4174ing it a "Warloo." After all the evil spirits have been drawn out he runs some little distance with them in his hand and carefully buries them; then be returns, puts his hand to his side, draws out a good spirit, and in…
- evil spirit in Customs and Traditions of the Aboriginal Natives of North Western Australia#4173with his hands. When he considers this massage has been sufficient he puts his mouth over the affected part and proceeds to draw out the evil spirit, calling it a "Warloo." After all the evil spirits have been drawn out…
- spirits in Customs and Traditions of the Aboriginal Natives of North Western Australia#4172are the Creator's own children and will return to Him in spirit, they must hold Him in respect though they do riot fear Him. Although at times they are cruel to each other, yet they are in general equally as kind as are…
- spirit in Customs and Traditions of the Aboriginal Natives of North Western Australia#2200and have fallen away in this respect; the tarlow ceremony (dealt with elsewhere), the marriage laws, the circumcision, and others seem to indicate that they had. They do not worship the moon, stars, sun, or any images.…
- spirit in Customs and Traditions of the Aboriginal Natives of North Western Australia#2199of God's promises they were to circumcise their young men at the age of fourteen years, and if they failed to carry out these laws He would be angry with them, and cause their children to fight against each other; whils…
- spirit in Customs and Traditions of the Aboriginal Natives of North Western Australia#2198heaven as space. They {p. 4} have strong belief in the spirit world both for good and evil. When the spirit has departed from the body it is called "Coodoo," and the body is called "Coudo." Although strange, some of the…
- evil spirit in Customs and Traditions of the Aboriginal Natives of North Western Australia#2197the physician stands over the patient and groans aloud, and then makes a noise resembling the hushing of a child to sleep. Next, he stands with one foot upon the affected part, and then briskly rubs {p. 33} and squeezes…
- spirits in Customs and Traditions of the Aboriginal Natives of North Western Australia#2196ies meet by mischance there is a battle. But this the avengers try to avoid, as their mission is to kill one man isolated from the rest and who is in all probability quite unaware of their loss. Among the many tribes of…
- evil spirit in Customs and Traditions of the Aboriginal Natives of North Western Australia#2195. In these "camp fights" it is the law to avoid spearing each other above the thigh, though of course in tribal battles this does not apply. The natives are divided into many tribes, having their boundaries defined. The…
- evil spirit in Customs and Traditions of the Aboriginal Natives of North Western Australia#2194and squeezes it with his hands. When he considers this massage has been sufficient he puts his mouth over the affected part and proceeds to draw out the evil spirit, calling it a "Warloo." After all the evil spirits hav…
- spirits in Customs and Traditions of the Aboriginal Natives of North Western Australia#2193The natives' physicians are supposed to be able to cure their illnesses and drive away the evil spirits of other tribes, providing they have not used any exceptional witchcraft. When his attendance is required the physi…
- evil spirit in Customs and Traditions of the Aboriginal Natives of North Western Australia#2192The natives are divided into many tribes, having their boundaries defined. They are in constant dread of being killed. and do not allow that any man dies from natural causes, holding that his death is occasioned by the…
- spirits in Customs and Traditions of the Aboriginal Natives of North Western Australia#2191have strong belief in the spirit world both for good and evil. When the spirit has departed from the body it is called "Coodoo," and the body is called "Coudo." Although strange, some of their magicians maintain that th…
- spirit in Customs and Traditions of the Aboriginal Natives of North Western Australia#2190So since they still, through tradition handed down from generations, hold that they are the Creator's own children and will return to Him in spirit, they must hold Him in respect though they do riot fear Him.
- spirits in Customs and Traditions of the Aboriginal Natives of North Western Australia#2189IT is a strange revelation to find that the natives believe in a common Creator, and that their race sprang from one man and woman. There is no mistake that this it; their belief. Their Creator's name is GNURKER. They a…
- Medicine man in Magic#4197The victim at once becomes insensible, and remains so for some little time, and, when consciousness is once more recovered, suffers great pain. In the case of an old woman death is sure to follow, but in that of a man o…
- Medicine man in Magic#4188Another form of Kurdaitcha which has not the sanction of the council of elders but is said to be the more favourite method of procedure is for the Kurdaitcha to go alone without the medicine man accompanying him.
- Kurdaitcha in Magic#4186Both medicine man and Kurdaitcha have meanwhile put the sacred Churinga between their teeth and when they are thus armed the spear cannot fail to strike the victim.
- Kurdaitcha in Magic#4185Like the man who is on any particular occasion acting as a Kurdaitcha, the doctor himself must be an Ertwa Kurdaitcha who has qualified by passing through the ordeal by fire in which the toe is dislocated. Both men carr…
- 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,…
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