The northern tribes of central Australia / by Baldwin Spencer ; and F.J. Gillen.

  • Walter Baldwin Spencer
Date:
1904
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Credit: The northern tribes of central Australia / by Baldwin Spencer ; and F.J. Gillen. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    natives have never learned to take any advantage of the fur of animals such as the kangaroo, which are by no means rare during good seasons. They rely exclusively upon small fires for warmth, and in winter mornings simply lie quiet until such time as the sun’s heat thaws them. FIG. 12.—WOMAN OF WATER TOTEM WEARING EURO BONE ORNAMENTS AND CARRYING PITCH/. FULL FACE. KAITISH TRIBE. As soon as ever a woman has been given to the man to whom she has been allotted, she has periodically to cut her hair ; in fact it is very seldom that a woman is seen with anything like long hair, which, owing to their fondness for grease and red ochre, is perhaps just as well. Without any covering of hair on head or face, the outline is more clearly seen than in the case of a man with well-developed beard