THE BURBUNG OR INITIATION CEREMONY. 125 
a corroboree on a cleared patch of ground close by, which is used 
for this purpose, the women belonging to their own tribe singing 
and beating time for them.! At the conclusion of this corroboree 
a man swings a bullroarer in the direction of the goombo, and all 
the men go into the Burbung carrying boomerangs, waddies and 
other weapons in their hands, where they dance round and call out 
the names of remarkable places, after which they retire to their 
respective camps for the night. 
The foregoing description will apply to the arrival of every 
contingent, except the last mob who are expected to be present 
at the ceremonies, who make their appearance in the following 
manner. The painting of the men, women and novices, and their 
march when approaching the camp are precisely the same as on 
the arrival of previous contingents, but the leader of the serpentine 
cortege, instead of having a bullroarer, has a piece of burning 
bark (weenduri boggara), in the hand which holds the spear, and 
a bush in the other. Each of the other men carry a spear and a 
bush, but no fire. Their entry into the ring, and subsequent pro- 
ceedings, are the same as already described. After the new- 
comers have erected their camp, the hosts and other tribes start 
away to the ring and are followed by the strangers. From the 
ring they proceed as usual along the track towards the goombo, — 
When the man of the new mob who is still carrying the burning 
bark’ reaches the fire, he throws the bark upon it, and leaves it 
there. The remainder of the formalities are the same as on 
previous occasions. 
Daily Ceremonies at the Camp.*—From the time of the arrival _ 
of the first tribe of visitors, until the main encampment is broken 
up, there are corroborees and other performances almost daily. 
nn 
1 Journ, Anthrop. Inst., xxv., 306. 
? Instead of the piece of smoking bark, the tribes in some parts of the 
country included in this paper carry a bunch of grass, which is thrown — 
upon the fire 
ing aga Ne a bunch of grass, that this is the last tribe which is ae 
©xpected to attend. 
3 Journ. aan Inst., xxv., 307 nnd 825. 
Every one in the camp knows, on seeing the leader carry. 
