. Across Australia . • ^^^^ -^ 3^. V^,^^^%- -a; i-f ^*w :-5^. •2i ^^^*.^i^ XVIII WARRAMUNGA FIRE CEREMONY 421 top of their voices Oh ! Oh ! Qh ! Prr ! Prr ! until,with a final prolonged Prr ! Prr ! they all fell down ina dense heap, the performers in the centre. By this time the women and children had assembled atthe Wintari pole, about a hundred yards away, where theycould see at least a fair amount of what was taking place,though of course not very distinctly. For an hour nothingspecial happened. Then the Kingilli men took bunchesof gum-tree twigs in the form of double bundles, whichthey tie
. Across Australia . • ^^^^ -^ 3^. V^,^^^%- -a; i-f ^*w :-5^. •2i ^^^*.^i^ XVIII WARRAMUNGA FIRE CEREMONY 421 top of their voices Oh ! Oh ! Qh ! Prr ! Prr ! until,with a final prolonged Prr ! Prr ! they all fell down ina dense heap, the performers in the centre. By this time the women and children had assembled atthe Wintari pole, about a hundred yards away, where theycould see at least a fair amount of what was taking place,though of course not very distinctly. For an hour nothingspecial happened. Then the Kingilli men took bunchesof gum-tree twigs in the form of double bundles, whichthey tied, some on to their thighs, others into their waistgirdles in the small of the back. Each man seized aboomerang, club or shield, and, falling into single file,began a grotesque dance, every man moving his body asthough it worked on a swivel in his hip region. Suddenlythe line turned and closely encircled the Uluuru was just light enough to see them by, but youcould have heard them a mile away. At a give
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