. Across Australia . YV^. IK). A\ KIMIIA (i:k[.Mi)N\ (|>. 264),Till- pcih irniri^ ^■Mn■li|l^ nn in i1r ^ 1-ii;. I2U (|!.MiiNY I I ill-: CiJM-IKKK l>iiKM. The IetTMniicr is ^uppO-etl to he eating plums X CEREMONIES OF THE ARUNTA TRIBE 271 especially during the preparation, which lent specialinterest to it. It belonged to the head man or Alatunjaof the Alice Springs group, and he invited one of theyounger men who was a tribal son of his own to performit. The old man was a Bukhara, his tribal son beingtherefore a Panunga. The materials were opened out and,while the red ochre was p
. Across Australia . YV^. IK). A\ KIMIIA (i:k[.Mi)N\ (|>. 264),Till- pcih irniri^ ^■Mn■li|l^ nn in i1r ^ 1-ii;. I2U (|!.MiiNY I I ill-: CiJM-IKKK l>iiKM. The IetTMniicr is ^uppO-etl to he eating plums X CEREMONIES OF THE ARUNTA TRIBE 271 especially during the preparation, which lent specialinterest to it. It belonged to the head man or Alatunjaof the Alice Springs group, and he invited one of theyounger men who was a tribal son of his own to performit. The old man was a Bukhara, his tribal son beingtherefore a Panunga. The materials were opened out and,while the red ochre was powdered and mixed with down,the singing began. It merely consisted in a constantrepetition of the words the sand-hills are good. Whenall was ready the Alatunjas eldest son went over to wherethe selected performer sat, rubbed his forehead against hisyounger brothers stomach and then embraced him. Thisover, the latter was embraced by one of the older Bukharamen, who also stood to him in the relationship of tribalfather. The meaning of all this was that it was the rightand proper thing for him, a young man, at f
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