. Across Australia . ^ -S Nil. M lilL\( I, ,. Mill KIM. l;,,1\|, | | | |., 11 1; | , ,|N.,KK -nil KM, w \Kk \Mr.\i; \ 1 CH. xvii THE GREAT WOLLUNQUA 397 unga, unlike the Arunta, they have distinct names; oneis called Uluuru and the other Kingilli, and one set ofceremonies is associated with the Uluuru and the otherwith the Kingilli. Whilst we were staying among themwe saw no fewer than eighty-eight of these sacredceremonies performed. They began on July 27 th, andon Sept. 17th, when we were obliged to leave them, theywere by no means completed. Sometimes there wasonly one ceremony duri
. Across Australia . ^ -S Nil. M lilL\( I, ,. Mill KIM. l;,,1\|, | | | |., 11 1; | , ,|N.,KK -nil KM, w \Kk \Mr.\i; \ 1 CH. xvii THE GREAT WOLLUNQUA 397 unga, unlike the Arunta, they have distinct names; oneis called Uluuru and the other Kingilli, and one set ofceremonies is associated with the Uluuru and the otherwith the Kingilli. Whilst we were staying among themwe saw no fewer than eighty-eight of these sacredceremonies performed. They began on July 27 th, andon Sept. 17th, when we were obliged to leave them, theywere by no means completed. Sometimes there wasonly one ceremony during the twenty-four hours, but thenumber varied up to as many as nine on one occasion,representing eight diiFerent totemic groups. There areone or two curious features about them, as comparedwith those of the Arunta. In the latter each totemicgroup has its sacred ceremonies, but they may be per-formed singly and in any order. In the Warramungathe old totemic ancestor is supposed to have wanderedacross the country, his line of travel is well-known, andwhen his descendants perform the ceremonies at thepresent day they must b
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