. Natives of Australia. s also carried roundthe neck on the Herbert River ; only the men plaitbaskets, which are extremely decorative, many of thembeing ornamented with human blood or pigments. In South Australia the Narrinyeri tribe made flatopen baskets, the last two being provided with also made large circular mats worn on the back ;these were of grass, and the pattern was not inartistic. Grey has given a list of the contents of a WestAustralian womans bag ; besides the articles enumer-ated, the woman would possibly carry a child in thebag or on her shoulders. The collection was a
. Natives of Australia. s also carried roundthe neck on the Herbert River ; only the men plaitbaskets, which are extremely decorative, many of thembeing ornamented with human blood or pigments. In South Australia the Narrinyeri tribe made flatopen baskets, the last two being provided with also made large circular mats worn on the back ;these were of grass, and the pattern was not inartistic. Grey has given a list of the contents of a WestAustralian womans bag ; besides the articles enumer-ated, the woman would possibly carry a child in thebag or on her shoulders. The collection was asfollows : a flat stone to pound roots with ; earth to mixwith the pounded roots; quartz to make spears andknives ; stones for hatchets; prepared cakes of gumfor making and mending weapons ; kangaroo sinews forsewing and for bindingspears ; needles of kangarooshin-bones; opossum hair for belts ; shavings of kangarooskins for polishing spears; mussel shell for haircutting; knives; axe; pipeclay; red ochre; yellow Plate 9. ?.^^>^^j^m^ C_i6:^ :^ Clarenck River Man lsinc; Fire-Drill FIRE-MAKING 6i ochre ; paper bark to carry water in ; waist-bands andspare ornaments; pieces of quartz said to have beenextracted by doctors from their patients, which theypreserve like relics ; Banksia cones or pieces of fungusfor use as tinder or to carry fire from place to place;grease, when they can procure it from a whale;finally, roots which they have collected during the addition they have spare weapons which thehusband does not wish to carry, skin in course of pre-paration for cloaks and other articles. In connection with domestic matters we are naturallyled to consider the use and procuring of fire. Somefacts as to cooking will be given in the chapter onfood. More than one author has recorded that there aretribes in South Australia which are acquainted withfire, but have no means of producing it. If they are sounfortunate as to let the fire go out or to omit to pre-serve a spark in th
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