An Introduction to the Study of Certain Native Tribes of the Northern Territory

An Introduction to the Study of Certain Native Tribes of the Northern Territory
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Total Pages : 88
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ISBN-10 : WISC:89105614044
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Book Synopsis An Introduction to the Study of Certain Native Tribes of the Northern Territory by : Baldwin Spencer

Download or read book An Introduction to the Study of Certain Native Tribes of the Northern Territory written by Baldwin Spencer and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kinship classification, terms of relationship of Larrakya, Worgait, Port Essington, Melville Island, Djauan, Mungarai and Nullakun tribes; full account of initiation ceremonies (Larrakya, Worgait, Djauan, Mungarai, Nullakun, Melville Island, Port Essington); totemic systems (Melville Island, Port Essington, Larrakya, Worgait, Djauan, Mungarai, Mara, Nullakun, Yungman); sacred sticks and traditions associated with them; traditions associated with ancestral heroes; myths concerning Kunapippi (Mungarai), Sugar Bag man (Yungman), Snake man & Thunder man (Mungarai), Rainbow man (Nullakun); beliefs regarding origin of children and reincarnation; burial rites (Larrakya, Melville Island, Mungarai, Mara); mutilation of the body, camps, shelters etc.


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