The Australian Aborigines: How to Understand Them

A. P. Elkin Aborigines Aluridja amongst Aranda Arnhem Land associated behaviour belief belong blood brothers and sisters bull-roarer burial Burong camp Central Australia ceremonial chanting Chapter churinga circumcision cross-cousin cult totem culture customs dance death descent didjeridu DJAM dream dream-time eastern EGO's f.sr father father's sister function heroes husband initiation KAGA KALOD KAMAD Karadjeri Karimba kinship system Kunapipi language latter magical MALP marriage marry means medicine-men moiety Moreover mother's mother's brother mythological myths namely native natural species north-eastern Arnhem Land north-western Australia Northern Kimberley Northern Territory Nyul-Nyul painted Paldjeri Panaka patrilineal performed person Queensland regard region relations relationship rites ritual River sacred second cousin secret section system social clan social totem son's daughter South Australia South Wales spirit spirit-home Sr's subincision symbols taboo territorial clans tion totemic group tribal territory tribes Ungarinyin usually Western Australia wife woman women Wondjina words