[The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea by George Collingridge]@TWC D-Link book
The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea

CHAPTER XI
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They cover their parts with certain cloths they weave.

They are clean, fond of festivities and dancing to the sound of flute and drums made of a hollow piece of wood.

They use shells also for musical instruments, and in their dances make great shouting at the advances, balances, and retreats.

They were not known to use the herb.* [* Betel.] Their arms are heavy wooden clubs, and bows of the same, arrows of reed with wooden points, hardened in the fire, darts with pieces of bone enclosed.
Their interments are covered.

We saw some enclosed burial grounds with oratories and carved figures, to which they make offerings.


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