. Across Australia . ^/v^. «s ■W -■•S ■ M ■I ^^1■^ 4 _j XVIII WARRAMUNGA FIRE CEREMONY 417 themselves together, dancing in the manner characteristicof them when they are taking part in a ceremony. Theywere huddled closely together, swaying their bodies back-wards and forwards with a bending movement at the hipsand knees, and their hands moving as if to invite the mento approach. The men formed into single file, allexcept two of them, who went to one side beating theground with shields, while the others advanced in a singleline, every man with his hands clasped behind his after ano
. Across Australia . ^/v^. «s ■W -■•S ■ M ■I ^^1■^ 4 _j XVIII WARRAMUNGA FIRE CEREMONY 417 themselves together, dancing in the manner characteristicof them when they are taking part in a ceremony. Theywere huddled closely together, swaying their bodies back-wards and forwards with a bending movement at the hipsand knees, and their hands moving as if to invite the mento approach. The men formed into single file, allexcept two of them, who went to one side beating theground with shields, while the others advanced in a singleline, every man with his hands clasped behind his after another they knelt down on their knees and,swaying from side to side, waddled on towards the front men rose to their feet before those in the rearof the fantastic procession were down on their knees,producing a wave-like effect along the line of sun rose while the procession was moving alongtowards the women, throwing long weird shadows acrossthe bare sandy ground. All the men, when close to
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