. Across Australia . KlL^. 140. \ I M \ .A. TIk men will arc In uiUl* m tlic kiMini^ >iii;^ prl^tra;u on ihc l;i< supposed to bu ^ llic Nonow ;iiul inMuiivnL; of ibt- ix-lati\esman wlioni ihtn intend II) kill. Tbev:)f the. XI THE ATNINGA OR AVENGING PARTY 297 On the morning of the tenth day after the departure ofthe Atninga there was suddenly great excitement in thecamp, because the watchers on the hills announced thatthey could see the men returning in the distance. Asthey wound in and out amongst the hills, it was impossiblefor some time to tell whether they
. Across Australia . KlL^. 140. \ I M \ .A. TIk men will arc In uiUl* m tlic kiMini^ >iii;^ prl^tra;u on ihc l;i< supposed to bu ^ llic Nonow ;iiul inMuiivnL; of ibt- ix-lati\esman wlioni ihtn intend II) kill. Tbev:)f the. XI THE ATNINGA OR AVENGING PARTY 297 On the morning of the tenth day after the departure ofthe Atninga there was suddenly great excitement in thecamp, because the watchers on the hills announced thatthey could see the men returning in the distance. Asthey wound in and out amongst the hills, it was impossiblefor some time to tell whether they were all safe, but asthey came nearer, it was seen that they were painted blackand all wore little leafy twigs in their noses and undertheir forehead and arm bands—a sure sign that they hadbeen successful. As they came down the bed of the river,prancing along in a solid square, with the usual high knee-action, each man holding up his spear in one hand andshield in the other, one of the old pipe-clayed women wentout to meet them. They stood in perfect silence whileshe performed a most grotesque dance in front of them,yelling wildly all thetime (Fig. 148). After she had finishedthey moved on further down the creek and then came to ahalt. Once more
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