. Across Australia . mers, ran pell-mell, as hardas they could, towards the camp, most of them at thesame time beginning to howl. A deep creek lay betweenus and the camp, and on its bank some of the men satdown, scattered about here and there, bending their headsforwards between their knees while they wept and moanedloudly. Crossing the creek we found that, as usual, themans camp had been pulled to pieces. Some of thewomen, according to custom, had thrown themselvesprostrate on the body, while others were standing orkneeling about, digging the sharp ends of fighting clubsand yam sticks into th
. Across Australia . mers, ran pell-mell, as hardas they could, towards the camp, most of them at thesame time beginning to howl. A deep creek lay betweenus and the camp, and on its bank some of the men satdown, scattered about here and there, bending their headsforwards between their knees while they wept and moanedloudly. Crossing the creek we found that, as usual, themans camp had been pulled to pieces. Some of thewomen, according to custom, had thrown themselvesprostrate on the body, while others were standing orkneeling about, digging the sharp ends of fighting clubsand yam sticks into the crown of their heads, from whichthe blood streamed down their faces. All of them werehowling and wailing at the top of their voices. Many ofthe men, rushing up, threw themselves upon the body, fromwhich the women arose as the men approached, until in aminute or two we could see nothing but a struggling massof bodies (Fig. 303). One man had been to his camp fora stone knife, and now rushed up yelling and brandishing.
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