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BLACK ART AN ANTIQUE . . .To face page 253 



SCRUB FOWL . . . ,,253 



A STUDY . . . ,,255 



SILHOUETTE AND BOOMERANGS . ,,255 



A FRAGMENT . . . ,,257 



HEADLESS LIZARD . . 257 



SHARK, ECHIDNAS, TURTLE . 257 



THROWING SPEAR WITH WOMMERA . . 258 



SHELL PLANE IN USE ... 259 



MESSAGE STICKS . . . . ,,261 



PROUD MOTHER .... 262 



HOOKS OF PEARL .... 266 



SHELL KNIVES, QUARTZ IMPLEMENTS, CORAL FILES 268 



FALLING STAR CAVE (Exterior) . . ,,271 



(Interior) . . 272 



YAM DIGGER ..... 283 



TOM . . . . . . ,,291 



NELLY ...... 297 



BLACK PALM HARPOON POINT . . 300 



DISTRICT PICANINNIES ... 303 



MOTHER AND SON .... 306 



HOMEWARD BOUND .... 309 



HAPPY YOUTH . . . . ,,311 



NULLA-NULLAS AND BOOMERANGS . . ,,312 



DILLY BAGS . . . . . 316 



STONE AXES ..... 320 



WE ARE SHY ..... 325 



