Native Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia (Paperback)

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Social organisation and marriage regulations; 3. Initiation ceremonies; 4. Totemic systems and totem groups; 5. Sacred sticks, bull-roarers, and ceremonial objects; 6. Burial and mourning ceremonies; 7. Magic and medicine; 8. Beliefs in regard to the origin of children; 9. Traditions concerning Imberombera, the Great Ancestor, and also other ancestors of the Kakadu nation; 10. Various traditions, customs, and beliefs; 11. Food restrictions; 12. Weapons and implements; 13. Clothing and ornament; 14. Decorative art; Appendix; Glossary of native terms; Index.