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Vocabulary of 
The boy receives a surname ( hangarlta ) of some 
animal, or of the district ( pangkarra ), which lie inherits 
from his father: he has also a secret name, and is intro¬ 
duced to the rude mysteries which are hidden from 
women and children. The sacred implements are con¬ 
tained in an opossum bag ( pinki ), and consist of the 
paityo-watti , a pointed bone with a piece of quartz at the 
broad end—it is supposed to take away the sight, and 
may possibly be a charm against the evil eye,—the hau- 
wemuka , a piece of rock crystal whose splinters are used 
in the final tattooing,—the kadno-marngutta> a thin oval 
piece of wood, which the natives swing rapidly round by 
a string, and thus cause a humming noise in the nights,— 
the puingurru , a peg used for bleeding,—and the 
Jmriwoppa , or emu feather. 
The operation of tattooing is performed with sharp 
pieces of quartz ( hanyappa ), by means of which raised 
lines and dots ( bakkurta) are made on the breast. The 
following charm is supposed to ease the pain of the 
operation :— 
Karra harro wimmari 
Karro harro hamcemuha 
Karro harro mahkitya 
Karro yernka mahkitya 
Mahkitya mulyeria .... 
of which the first two lines signify—“ Blood, blood, the 
symbol of the lizard, (stay thee) : Blood, blood, the 
crystal (stay thee).” The third may be—“ Blood, blood, 
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katta with their hands in their sides, their elbows stuck out, ffroanino- 
and biting their beards, as they draw near to the Pappas who 
have been uncovered. Then the katta- bearer pushes the katta into 
the ground, and lies down, groaning, aud pressing the katta deeper 
and deeper j all the rest follow him aud take hold of the katta , 
lying one upon another, and forming as it were an altar, upon 
which the Pappas are laid and circumcised. From this time they 
enter the class of youths ( Tinyarra). —T. 
