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rod and edge of the hole, and, being held by either end, drawn 

 round the rod eircumferentially to scrape or saw through 

 the adherent jDarts. The operation takes place without any 

 particular ceremony, and men and women, alike, may be 

 present. The nose-stick is not usually worn except during 

 corrobborees, and when neighbouring tribes are visited."^ 

 See pi. ii. 



Bamboo nose-stick: Lar., Damorrenelle; Wofj., Widja- 

 dol ; Sinn-., Yinnung delink. 



Wooden nose-rod: Lar., Mamalolma; Wof/., Bariong 

 nget. 



Body Scars. 



As a very general rule, the raised cicatrices are less pro- 

 nounced than in Central Australia, and are, except in certain 

 cases, developed to a less extent in the coastal than the inland 

 tribes. In the Larrekiya low cicatrices are favoured ; abnor- 

 mally-developed scars being associated with an early death. 

 Among the Larrelxiyd and Wogait it was noted that the 

 chest incisions, particularly in th.e case of the 3^ounger gene- 

 ration, were not treated, as is generally the custom, by the 

 application of ashes into the wound. 



The scarring of a Wo gait boy is for the purpose of pre- 

 paring him for the rite of initiation. If he can endure the 

 cutting or scarring of his chest with fortitude, and without 

 showing signs of pain, he is ready for the ceremony of circum- 

 cision. 



In the Ginmii tribe the scarring fnf/cr'i) of a boy is done 

 at an early age by degrees, commencing on the upper arm, 

 and ending, on the chest, with the same object in view as 

 amongst the Wor/aifs, viz.. to make him hardy before circum- 

 cision. Among members of this tribe were noted one initi- 

 ated youth with upper-arm scars and two chest incisions, 

 another with four of the latter, a man with 

 two chest and ten abdominal scars (the latter 

 being interrupted centrally), a w^arrior with 

 /^j| twenty-five abdominal and chest scars, and 



red-ochred bands across either shoulder. A 

 girl about eight or nine years of age was cica- 

 tricised in the manner shown in fig. 2. The 

 asymmetrical character of the abdominal 

 scars is possibly related to the age and sex 

 Fig. 2. of the child. Two joints of her right index 

 finger had been removed. 



* Stokes mentio-ns that the Port Darwin bla<?ks "had a 

 piece of bamboo, eighteen inches lone;, run through the cartilage 

 of the nos^.'* Discoveries in Anstralia. vol. ii., p. 19. 



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