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The Queensland Naturalist May, 1938 
THE KEPERRA BORA RING 
In dealing with a. subject, such as the Keperra Bora 
Bing, one might do well to say a word or two concerning 
tlie aboriginals, who made and used these grounds for 
initiation of their young men, into the state of manhood. 
The Turubul, or Brisbane tribe, applied to these rings 
the name “kippa,” meaning young man, and they were 
known locally as kippa rings. The word Keperra is prob- 
ably derived from this source. 
The kippa ground comprises two rings. A large one, 
and a small one, connected originally by a well defined 
