402 ON THE BILLETTA OR GNALEALING WOMERAH. 



The distribution of these north coast Womerahs, therefore, so 

 far as we now know them, is as foliows : — 



1. Lath-shaped,* mounted with Melo. 



Cape York ; Agate Creek, Gilbert River ; Cape Granville ; 

 Herbert River ; Batavia River, Gulf of Carpentaria. 



2. Orrok-orrok, or Sword Womerah. 

 Port Essington ; Port Darwin. 



3. Billetta or Gnalealing. 



Port Darwin ; Derby ; King's Sound. 



I am much indebted to Mr. C. ITedley for the accompanying 

 drawings of the Billetta. 



EXPLANATION OF THE FIGURES. 



Fig. 1. — Billettaivom Port Darwin showing ornamented side. The ground- 

 work is red ; the serpentine band yellow, margined with white 

 dots. On the handle the right lines are yellow, and the dots 

 white as before. The lashing round the double emargination 

 white ; that at the distal end in front of the peg yellow. The 

 gum cement is also white. 



Fig. 2. — Billetta from King's Sound, quite unornamented or stained. 



The figures are greatly reduced. 



* The native name of this is much needed. 



