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Fic. 1.—For an aboriginal this sketch is excellent. It undoubtedly 
represents a kangaroo; this being strongly suggested by the 
powerful tail and large hind legs. Тһе excellence of the drawing 
lies in the segmentation of the limbs, the distinet snout, and 
general sense of proportion. Length, 13 in. 
2 represents a hand, bearing in its centre a red emu track. The 
hand, which is of about natural dimensions (8 in. long), it will be 
noted, possesses six fingers. Whether this fact is in allusion to 
such an abnormal case as cited in the Anthropology of the Elder 
Expedition* is questionable. More probably it is an arithmetical 
slip on the part of the native, whose notion about number is 
so very vague. 
3.—A chest ornamentation similar to that considered on page 20. 
The individual circles vary from 14 to 2 in. in diameter. 
4.— Two correctly depicted wild dog tracks that have been con- 
structed by employing the imprint of the thumb for the “pad ” 
and that of a finger for the toes. The tracks are each surrounded 
by a ring 3 in. in diameter. 
2.--А doubtful design, 34 ft. in length. 
6.—No doubt meant to represent a boomerang, although this 
weapon is not used in the locality. Length, 17 in. 
7.—Ditto. Length, 12 in. 
8.—An emu track. 
9.—On showing this to the blacks they pointed to their ears, 
which, therefore, it may be intended to represent. 
10.—This group of designs includes two series of concentric 
circles (“inma”); a long serpentine curve, probably without any 
real meaning ; and numerous rabbit and bustard tracks. 
11 depicts a kangaroo track. 
12. —A long snake track. 
13.—A boomerang, 3 ft. long. 
14.— A spiral curve, the outer ring of which joins and approaches 
a circle. Probably a corroboree decoration, although an eye has 
been suggested. 
. 15.— Poor representations of dingo tracks, the number of toes 
being incorrect. 
cave further contained, in a separate portion, the design 
in Fig. 2. If the explanation given by a native (not the 
artist himself) is to be believed, it might represent the route 
taken by a man when out hunting, or on some other journey. 
The small, irregular lower figure might, on that conjecture, have 
reference to some natural feature— such as a native water. 
Total length of sketch, 43 ft. 
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Ете. 2.—AN EXPLANATORY SKETCH BY A NATIVE. 
* К. Helms: Trans. Roy. Soc. S.A., vol xvi, Part UL, “page 306, 
Plate XXXVI. 
