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- devil in North Queensland Ethnography. Bulletin No. 9. Burial ceremonies, and disposal of the dead#2133that 44 Bull. 7—Sect. 58, and figs. 223 and 226. oa — NORTH QUEENSLAND ETHNOGRAPHY—- ROTI. 387 they had never had any quarrel, and finishes by trving to shift the blame on to some ‘body else ; his efforts in this direct…
- dead in North Queensland Ethnography. Bulletin No. 9. Burial ceremonies, and disposal of the dead#2132oximity were nicked around. In the case of adults, immediately after death, some old “ medi- cme man” not necessarily a relative would cut off the whole genitalia if a male, the clitoris only if a female, wrap them up i…
- spirit in North Queensland Ethnography. Bulletin No. 9. Burial ceremonies, and disposal of the dead#2131then he again trough string-with wudyego kadaltchal. Nayun badatega, garko duyudirgo firmly ties. This completed, then corpse-with 375 RECORDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM, gurlngvo mumbal gural gura yandal. Yandaiga namong…
- spirit in North Queensland Ethnography. Bulletin No. 9. Burial ceremonies, and disposal of the dead#2130ious decorations peeuhar to such cireumstances, some of them donned only according to the age, sex, rank, ete. of the deceased individual, whilst others (such as the cross-shoulder * i.e, to prevent exposure of the body…
- spirit in North Queensland Ethnography. Bulletin No. 9. Burial ceremonies, and disposal of the dead#2129deceased may speak and be spoken to, that he may be supphed with victuals at the grave-side, that he may be fixed in the best position suitable to allow of him watching the ceremonial danees cete. carried out in his esp…
- spirit in North Queensland Ethnography. Bulletin No. 9. Burial ceremonies, and disposal of the dead#2128pending upon the prowess, sex, age, ete. of the departed can be accounted for, minor distinctions in the methods of holding the inquest and discovering the culprit varying with the modifications in local superstitions.…
- dead in North Queensland Ethnography. Bulletin No. 9. Burial ceremonies, and disposal of the dead#2127bs being previously removed from the portions so dis- tributed, and put aside: it was only the back-bone to- gether with the ribs and attached meat that were thrown into the fire and so destroyed. The sentiment which pr…
- dead in North Queensland Ethnography. Bulletin No. 9. Burial ceremonies, and disposal of the dead#2126HE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. friend.’ And those who had previously attended to the corpse now leave the locality where the flesh is buried in the ground. The women dare by no means go to the spot again or we alk on the same ro…
- spirits in North Queensland Ethnography. Bulletin No. 9. Burial ceremonies, and disposal of the dead#2125camp from which the | eae Is now removed, put it in the shade. Then the women come forth again to ery over it, and when this is done they take up their moveable- -possessions and shift their camp somewhere else. One old…
- spirits in North Queensland Ethnography. Bulletin No. 9. Burial ceremonies, and disposal of the dead#2124nulu yoku dubil gura kadara iodeed, earth first shook he wood lets go and comes gura dirainggur-be melbi meril wutchiogai warka-ngamu and old men-to news tells spirits altogether wamega gura yenudu damaiga nangaren-budo…
- spirits in North Queensland Ethnography. Bulletin No. 9. Burial ceremonies, and disposal of the dead#2123gura nulu mala-n yoku earth vehemently will shake and he guilty-at wood mulbango karbalbal. Gura dana wauwu-ngai warimanati- firmly holds. Aud they spits haviag disappeared- budo, bobo kana nangaren nulu yoku dubil gura…
- spirits in North Queensland Ethnography. Bulletin No. 9. Burial ceremonies, and disposal of the dead#2122yendume dakatiou gura 8 8 moveable-possessions gather place other-on to sit down aud dana dadara. Dirainggur nobungo nawaigo nandaya nulu they v0. Old man one there will remain he pirra-wego pinggalnggal watchi mala nad…
- spirit of the dead in North Queensland Ethnography. Bulletin No. 9. Burial ceremonies, and disposal of the dead#2121emy in the flesh or spirit? dooming the individual to a particular form of death e.g. by lightning, flood, spear: it is this spirit of the dead in one form or another that brings all their troubles and dangers to the li…
- spirit of the dead in North Queensland Ethnography. Bulletin No. 9. Burial ceremonies, and disposal of the dead#2120RECORDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. and by so doing, to insure the well-being of the survivors. Death, disease and accident are not natural phenomena in that they are believed to be due directly or indirectly to human age…
- supernatural in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?#2119m, rude and obscure indeed, but in all probability the indistinct relics of some older and more complete system. It must be sufficiently obvious to all who have had much intercourse with the native tribes, that they are…
- supernatural in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?#2118anoe, and all who might be fishing, and then descends to the depths below. In south-west Australia, as well as on the eastern coast, there are similar superstitions. The tribes believe in an aquatic monster named " Wau-…
- ghosts in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?#2117mong the grass-trees, wait for the hour of conception, to enter a human body, and, after death and burial, to return there again : if unburied, the spirit is sup- posed to wander an indefinite time, miserable and alone.…
- spirit in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?#2116that " pindye " implies a European, the same as " Djanga," (the dead,) means a European at Swan River.] " The ' pindye ' is the place of souls in the far west, whence the souls of the unborn come, and, hovering among th…
- spirit in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?#2115by the lashings of his enormous tail. This will be again referred to under the subject of superstitions in reference to ophic worship. Among the Murray-River tribes a net, during sickness, is worn as a charm round the w…
- spirit in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?#2114s it, then they proceed fur- ther: if it gives an affirmative, the inquest is then continued there. It is believed that the affirmative is given when the W. A. Miles on Demigods and Dcemonia. 17 corpse is moved round, w…
- spirit in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?#2113d shews that Ophic worship prevailed in the wilds of America as well as in the wildernesses of Australia. For an account of this serpent mound in Western America, see "Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley." The n…
- spirits in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?#2112he name of this imaginary being is Binbeal. They assign to him the making of an original pair, from whom has descended the present race of man. There is evidently much vagueness and obscurity in their notions on this pa…
- spirits in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?#2111alects of which I have heard, (amydeet,jajowrong, amerjig, koligan, amy gai, &c.,) appears to be identical with the words used to b 2 20 W. A. Miles on Demigods and Dcemonia. describe the soul when separated from the bo…
- ghosts in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?#2110me, miserable and alone. What a remarkable coincidence," remarks the worthy compiler, " with the opinions of the ancient nations !" Among the Swan- River tribes the spirit is supposed to go far away in the west to the i…
- phantom in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?#2109rofess to derive 22 W. A. Miles on Demigods and Daemomia. their power from some pretended communication with this object. Although there seems to he nothing deserving the name of a regular religious rite among them, I a…
- evil spirit in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?#2108a minute, and, on concluding, placed the crystal in his mouth, sucked it, and then, removing the stone, spat upou the ground, and, trampling on the earth, pressed the discharged saliva into it, as if to tread out the ev…
- evil spirit in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?#2107koradgee — sucked the wound, then, holding his saliva, he re- treated ten or twelve paces from the invalid, appeared to mutter some charm for a minute, and, on concluding, placed the crystal in his mouth, sucked it, and…
- spirits in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?#2106al occhio," the mythraic superstition still rife in the Mediterra- nean, and known to the natives of Australia as a sacred myth. This imprinting of the hand also obtains among the North- American Indians. It was an anci…
- spirits in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?#2105e, which they drove into the ground ; but it was too dark, they said, to see it ." So at Zipan-ga (Japan), the belief is mentioned by Marco Polo, in the thirteenth century, that at Zipan-ga (Japan) the natives possessed…
- evil spirit in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?#2104, advancing and dancing with a measured tread, the right foot always in advance, shaking green reeds in their hands, and chanting a low solemn dirge, while the natives who were behind the patient beat time by violently…
- demon in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?#2103re found. The blacks shake their heads very mysteriously if asked any questions about them, preserving a silence either of ignorance or fear. The usual reply is, " Black fellow make it so long time ago, before white fel…
- demon in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?#2102thians, and was introduced by them into Egypt. It also appears to have been at some time introduced here. Relative to the wells, Mr Eyre (vol. i. p. 209) mentions he saw one called "Beel-im Gaippe." "Gaippe" means water…