A war dance by natives of Kimberley Region, western Australia. The warriors mostly carried shields and boomerangs, though one or two had spears. Such a dance took place when two different bodies of natives met and preceded the single combat. After a 19th century photograph. From Customs of The World, published 1900.

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A war dance by natives of Kimberley Region, western Australia. The warriors mostly carried shields and boomerangs, though one or two had spears. Such a dance took place when two different bodies of natives met and preceded the single combat. After a 19th century photograph. From Customs of The World, published

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