An Introduction to the Study of Certain Native Tribes of the Northern Territory
Author | : Baldwin Spencer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 1912 |
ISBN-10 | : WISC:89105614044 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
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.