. Across Australia . nding (Figs. 271-276).The performer, who always wears some kind of helmet, andcarries bunches of leafy twigs tied to each thigh, runs inwith exaggerated high knee-action and then circles roundand round one of the Uluuru men, who stands in themiddle of the ceremonial ground. The circle growssmaller and smaller, until he is quite close to the central,standing man, who then rapidly and apparently roughlyknocks the helmet off and catches the performer as hetumbles to the ground. Amongst the Arunta tribe all their original totemicancestors are supposed to have died in the Alche
. Across Australia . nding (Figs. 271-276).The performer, who always wears some kind of helmet, andcarries bunches of leafy twigs tied to each thigh, runs inwith exaggerated high knee-action and then circles roundand round one of the Uluuru men, who stands in themiddle of the ceremonial ground. The circle growssmaller and smaller, until he is quite close to the central,standing man, who then rapidly and apparently roughlyknocks the helmet off and catches the performer as hetumbles to the ground. Amongst the Arunta tribe all their original totemicancestors are supposed to have died in the Alcheringa, andthe same is true of all except two in the of them is a curious creature known as Thaballa, orthe laughing boy (Fig. 271), who can even now be heardlaughing by any one who goes to a place called Yappa-kulinia, where he dwells among the rocks. The other is a gigantic snake called Wollunqua, whichgives its name to one of the most important totemicgroups. In the Wingara it arose at a place called. 4^ *j;i:^-^5^^ ^-ijv } 1^,. 270. M,K I-, Ml i\ \ 111 I 1: U I \1 I \ 1 A, \\ \l: k \ \1 I M . \ I i< m;i .Siiiikiii!/ ihi: iliMwiiii nf llir snalr nil till iif llic
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