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Firstly, when the attention of a person a long way off 

 is to be attracted for parley, the native stands erect, with 

 his legs astride, throws his arms outwards, and continues wav- 

 ing them from a position in which, with elbows bent, the 

 hands rest on the head, to that in which the arms are ex- 

 tended down either side of the body. While he is executing 

 these movements the native keeps up a shrill, piercing shout, 

 no matter whether the other party be witlun hearing dis- 

 tance or far beyond it. 



Next, if he wishes him to approach : Maintaining the 

 erect posture, both hands are thrown up above one shoulder, 

 then swept, in extended condition, before his l^ody to well be- 

 hind it on the opposite side, and, in so doing, he bends his 

 head and body forward from the hips. 



If he means to indicate that he intends going to the 

 stranger, the arms are throwm outw^ards from his chest in 

 the direction of the latter person. Lastly, if the stranger is 

 to remain w^iere he is, both arms are held, bent at the elbow^s, 

 with the open palms, which are directed towards the distant 

 party, resting at about the same level as his head, or slightly 

 above it. They are then swept round in a vertical plane to 

 a position directly below the starting-point. 



In every case the actions are repeated until the distant 

 man has responded. 



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Fig. 60. Fig. 62. 



Musical Instruments. 

 The music-sticks that are used to beat the accompani- 

 ment of corrobboree chants consist of two pieces — one. about 

 nine inches long, flat, rounded off at one end and notched at the 

 other, is made of ironwood ( Erijfhrophhifum Jahourlnri). 



