. The commonwealth of Australia; federal handbook, prepared in connection with the eighty-fourth meeting of the British association for the advancement of science, held in Australia, August, 1914 . 74 Federal Aboriginals of Australia. 75 (Fig. 17). It is filled with magic. The body is buried in the ground ina sitting position with the knees doubled up against the chin, the earth beingpiled up to make a low mound with a depression on one side to allow of ingressand egress of the spirit. The camp is burnt down and in the case of a womaneverything is destroyed. No person may mention th
. The commonwealth of Australia; federal handbook, prepared in connection with the eighty-fourth meeting of the British association for the advancement of science, held in Australia, August, 1914 . 74 Federal Aboriginals of Australia. 75 (Fig. 17). It is filled with magic. The body is buried in the ground ina sitting position with the knees doubled up against the chin, the earth beingpiled up to make a low mound with a depression on one side to allow of ingressand egress of the spirit. The camp is burnt down and in the case of a womaneverything is destroyed. No person may mention the deceaseds name duringthe period of mom-ning ; if any one does, the spirit hears, thinks they arenot mourning properly and is angry. No elder brother, father, mother,elder sister, fathers sister, wifes mother, wifes mothers brother, fathersbrother, mothers sister, husbands mother, or husbands mothers brothermay ever mention the name. In the case of a man, those who might legallybe his sons-in-law neither mention the name, attend the funeral, nor takepxrt in the ceremonies, but they must cut their shoulders. The actualwidow or widows paint themselves with pipe-clay, and are called Inpirta,which means the whitene
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