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Mua people

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763:"rack", a mortuary bier raised on four legs so as to avoid harm from dogs and pigs. It was left there until decomposition had stripped the flesh from the bones. The latter were rubbed with red ochre, gathered within a bark sheath and buried in a sand mound surrounded by shells, skulls and dugong bones. The practice of tinting the bones with red ochre is atypical of the Torres Straits mortuary customs, and may have been introduced to the Mua via the Kaurareg from aboriginal usages in the 658:, despite otherwise being closely related, speaking the same overall language, and engaging in regular inter-Island trading and inter-Island clan business. The two groups appeared to have engaged in a cycle of feuds, whose aim was not conquest, but rather revenge, with some acquisition of women and the accumulation, via 733:
In 1870 the Mabuigalgal raided the Mua twice on revenge raids: 20 Italgal died in the first attack alone. After the second assault, coordinated with and instigated by the Badu, the casualties were significantly higher. The estimated 250 Muans of 1875 were reduced to no more than 50 within 2 decades
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so as to be closer to their trading partners and clansmen of the East Trans Fly Bine and Wipi peoples, and who were eventually driven away by colonising and marauding Kiwai as these latter migrated westwards. The Hiámo sailed south to Muri (Mt Adolphus), then Waiben (Thursday Island), joining with
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or star gazer, determined by close observation of the heavens, the rhythms of the tides and seasons, governed by the Zugub (plural Zugubal), the pre-Christian Sky Gods, who oversaw the seasons, fertility, horticulture, hunting and food gathering, battle and headhunting in conjunction with the
179:, is dominated by Mt Augustus, also known as Mua Pad (Mua Peak), with its twin boulders (Baudhar), the highest peak in the Torres Strait. Archaeological evidence points to habitation on Mua since the mid-late first millennium. The poor quality of the soil is explained by a myth which has the 448:(men of magic) whose mastery of magical techniques and lore was fundamental to the regulation of both social groups and the natural increase in foods. They lived part of the year in solitude, or with a few select assistants, directed the initiation rites at sacred ceremonial grounds ( 775:
If the Mua are part of the Kauraraiga (this word simply means "islander"), their origins would overlap with the latter. The legendary lore of the area states that the Kauraraiga were originally the Hiámu/Hiámo/Hiáma (the Kiwai name) from
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or totemic kindred spirit. The 4 dominant clans correlate with wind directions, which the subclans of each share; moreover, they are represented by a Zugub star or constellation, of which Kek is the Zugub star of the southwest clan.
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related that the Mua were divided into two distinct groups, differentiated by accent and slight dialect differences; the Mualgal and the Italgal. Whether this binome represents a
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As in general with the Western Torres Isles cultural complex, territory on Mua was quadripartite within two moities, the Kursi-Kœdal moiety and the Dhangal-Thabu moiety, each
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Mua death rites were like those of the Kaurareg and all other Western and Central Islanders of Torres Strait. After the death of the person, a
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Gelam gathering up the best soil and foodstuffs and, on a dugong canoe, abandoning Mua to travel over and settle east, on the
90:"Horizon's End", the world of the ancestral spirits over the western horizon. Then, with a community death "festival", the 462:, capable of coercing both nature and men through sorcery, through secret herbal lore and the manipulating of effigies ( 1354: 472: 55: 1335: 1229: 349: 184: 1256: 3088: 1577: 777: 695: 27: 23: 3211: 1794: 1570: 1456: 1444: 866: 20: 326:
The timing of the foraging and hunting cyclea depended on the seasons. Specialists among the elders, the
204: 154:; these were fertility and life spirits. Particular areas of an island were thought to be inhabited by 2088: 399: 1297: 764: 679:, 'man of peace', exempt from warfare and with a role of negotiation peace between feuding clans. 3028: 2813: 2501: 1738: 1323: 1221: 1209: 759:(soul) to its totemic homeland in Kibukuth (see above). After death, the body was laid on a high 194: 31: 1413: 1339: 1327: 1305: 1283: 1260: 1248: 1233: 1213: 812:, dated 11 September 1792, noting its high mountain. Bligh named it Banks Island in honour of 483:"clanland" layout of Mua suggests that the Mualgal were the Kursi Augadh people (see below). 2396: 2165: 880: 813: 651: 597: 531:) of patrilineal descent: the basic unit consisted of roughly 25 members. Each clan had its 479:
division, or of the confluence of two originally distinct peoples, is unknown; however, the
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their lifestyle, culture, myths and kinship networks overlapped closely with those of the
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Woven Histories, Dancing Lives: Torres Strait Islander Identity, Culture and History
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This is a list of the 10 totems recorded by Haddon and Rivers in 1904 for Mua.
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varieties of shellfish. Only after menopause were women allowed to partake of
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Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits
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Like other Torres Strait island cultures, Mua society was ruled by a
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Men would fish beyond the shores for many kinds of fish, including
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stone", and bows and arrows. Heads were decapitated with an
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The first mention of Mua in European records goes back to
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According to the Mua, fire was brought to the island by
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By 1870, due to successive onslaughts by the Badu and
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Two other 1429: 8: 1069: 767:, though is also known in Papua New-Guinea. 704:(a two or three-pronged spear), sometimes a 471:Before the white presence made itself felt, 348:, dugong, turtle and crayfish, or shot the 116:"ghost talkers", Bœigu men with the power ( 1436: 1422: 1414: 1280:Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 398:(wild fig), or scouring the shoreline for 1214:"Weapons and objects employed in warfare" 675:, there was one social role, that of the 1192: 1180: 1168: 1156: 1129: 1117: 1093: 1081: 1045: 1033: 1021: 1009: 997: 985: 973: 958: 797:Islanders already living there and Mua. 540: 485: 19:(Mualgal) alternatively the Moa, are an 948: 838: 1375:"The Last Battle of Mua: Eleven Texts" 1141: 1105: 784:north-east of Mua, who had settled on 1276:Islanders and Aborigines at Cape York 1057: 7: 514:Zeydœgam (South and Western Coast) 638:Warfare and inter island relations 136:"markai sailing canoe/ship" on to 14: 1402:Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 1382:Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 1362:Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 671:) underwent three stages of an 317:. They also cooked a seed-pod ( 358:) using a variety of weapons: 1: 496:Naigayidœgam (North Eastern) 1300:(1983). Ōshima, Jōji (ed.). 818: 755: 726: 700: 690: 684: 667: 533: 527: 464: 450: 444: 364:(harpoon spear, such as the 323:) harvested from mangroves. 259:(a plum-dized black fruit); 162: 156: 150: 144: 100: 82: 56:Pama-Nyungan language family 1251:. In Davis, Richard (ed.). 932:(shovel-nosed ray) SE, and 24:Torres Strait Island people 3228: 1795:Guugu Yimithirr/Kokoimudji 1336:Cambridge University Press 1230:Cambridge University Press 175:Mua island, lying east of 3135: 1060:, pp. 174, 211, 301. 98:"Tombstone Opening", the 1274:Moore, David R. (1979). 1257:Aboriginal Studies Press 1247:Lawrence, David (2004). 1070:Rivers & Haddon 1904 50:They speak a dialect of 3089:Torres Strait Islanders 1578:Bidjara (Warrego River) 1393:Shnukal, Anna (2008c). 1373:Shnukal, Anna (2008b). 1353:Shnukal, Anna (2008a). 734:through the effects of 426: 420: 414: 408: 394: 388: 382: 376: 366: 360: 354: 328: 319: 313: 307: 301: 295: 289: 283: 277: 267: 261: 255: 249: 243: 237: 231: 221: 215: 209: 199: 189: 80:On death, one became a 1571:Bidjara (Bulloo River) 1302:トレス海峡の人々―その地理学的・民族学的研究 646:and their allies, the 442:of male elders, often 177:Badu (Mulgrave Island) 124:was then taken by its 3141:By state or territory 2646:Uw Oykangand/Kwantari 1781:Gungganyji/Kongkandji 1753:Gugu-Badhun/Kokopatun 1445:Indigenous Australian 1304:(in Japanese). 古今書院. 988:, pp. 10, 14–15. 730:) worn by a warrior. 712:"disk club made from 673:initiatory trajectory 400:Hawksbill turtle eggs 225:a red fruit baked in 72:frilled-necked lizard 21:Indigenous Australian 1259:. pp. 190–205. 1232:. pp. 173–203. 454:), and were reputed 392:line woven from the 253:(white island fig); 1324:Haddon, Alfred Cort 1222:Haddon, Alfred Cort 1210:Haddon, Alfred Cort 1144:, pp. 202–203. 765:Cape York Peninsula 560:Gerain &Totalai 3154:Northern Territory 624:Direction: SE Mua 494:Hill people of Mua 265:(island plum) and 213:(red wild apple), 142:spirit forms were 32:Alfred Cort Haddon 28:Moa (Banks Island) 3199: 3198: 3189:Western Australia 1788:Gunggari/Kunggari 1634:Djabugay/Tjapukai 1355:"Traditional Mua" 1345:978-0-855-75082-4 1311:978-4-772-21191-8 1289:978-0-855-75082-4 1266:978-0-855-75432-7 1239:978-0-521-17988-1 1108:, pp. 338f.. 1096:, pp. 11–12. 1036:, pp. 19–20. 788:off the coast of 635: 634: 602:Direction NE Mua 519: 518: 458:, reminiscent of 350:Torresian pigeons 241:(yellow cherry); 160:(devil women) or 114:marimulaimœbaigal 3219: 3191: 3184: 3177: 3170: 3163: 3156: 3149: 3142: 3128: 3121: 3114: 3107: 3100: 3080: 3073: 3066: 3059: 3052: 3043: 3019: 3012: 3005: 2998: 2991: 2984: 2977: 2970: 2963: 2956: 2949: 2942: 2935: 2928: 2921: 2914: 2907: 2900: 2893: 2886: 2879: 2872: 2865: 2858: 2851: 2844: 2837: 2830: 2823: 2816: 2809: 2802: 2795: 2788: 2781: 2774: 2767: 2760: 2753: 2746: 2739: 2732: 2725: 2718: 2711: 2704: 2697: 2690: 2683: 2676: 2669: 2662: 2655: 2648: 2641: 2634: 2627: 2620: 2613: 2606: 2599: 2592: 2585: 2578: 2571: 2564: 2557: 2550: 2543: 2536: 2529: 2520: 2504: 2497: 2490: 2483: 2476: 2469: 2462: 2455: 2448: 2441: 2434: 2427: 2420: 2413: 2406: 2399: 2392: 2385: 2378: 2371: 2364: 2357: 2350: 2343: 2336: 2329: 2322: 2315: 2313:Mingin/Mingginda 2308: 2301: 2294: 2287: 2280: 2273: 2266: 2259: 2252: 2245: 2238: 2231: 2224: 2217: 2210: 2203: 2196: 2189: 2182: 2175: 2168: 2161: 2154: 2147: 2140: 2133: 2126: 2119: 2112: 2105: 2098: 2091: 2084: 2077: 2070: 2063: 2056: 2049: 2042: 2035: 2028: 2021: 2014: 2007: 2000: 1993: 1986: 1979: 1972: 1965: 1958: 1951: 1944: 1937: 1930: 1923: 1916: 1909: 1902: 1895: 1888: 1881: 1874: 1867: 1860: 1853: 1846: 1839: 1832: 1825: 1818: 1811: 1804: 1797: 1790: 1783: 1776: 1769: 1762: 1755: 1748: 1741: 1734: 1727: 1720: 1713: 1706: 1699: 1692: 1685: 1678: 1671: 1664: 1657: 1650: 1643: 1636: 1629: 1622: 1615: 1608: 1601: 1594: 1587: 1580: 1573: 1566: 1559: 1552: 1545: 1538: 1531: 1524: 1517: 1510: 1503: 1496: 1489: 1482: 1475: 1468: 1438: 1431: 1424: 1415: 1409: 1399: 1395:"Historical Mua" 1389: 1379: 1369: 1359: 1349: 1320:Rivers, W. 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R. 1196: 1190: 1184: 1178: 1172: 1166: 1160: 1154: 1145: 1139: 1133: 1127: 1121: 1115: 1109: 1103: 1097: 1091: 1085: 1084:, pp. 9–10. 1079: 1073: 1067: 1061: 1055: 1049: 1043: 1037: 1031: 1025: 1019: 1013: 1007: 1001: 995: 989: 983: 977: 971: 962: 956: 937: 922: 916: 912:a species of ray 881:hammerhead shark 867:shovel-nosed ray 843: 821: 814:Sir Joseph Banks 804:'s entry in the 758: 729: 724:"battle magic" ( 708:(small club), a 703: 693: 687: 670: 598:Hammerhead shark 578:Direction SW Mua 556:Direction:NW Mua 541: 536: 530: 486: 473:Barbara Thompson 467: 453: 447: 434:Social structure 429: 423: 417: 411: 397: 391: 385: 380:(harpoon rope), 379: 369: 363: 357: 331: 322: 316: 310: 304: 298: 292: 286: 280: 270: 264: 258: 252: 246: 240: 234: 224: 218: 212: 202: 192: 165: 159: 153: 147: 103: 94:(now called the 85: 38:on neighbouring 3227: 3226: 3222: 3221: 3220: 3218: 3217: 3216: 3202: 3201: 3200: 3195: 3194: 3187: 3180: 3173: 3168:South Australia 3166: 3159: 3152: 3147:New South Wales 3145: 3140: 3131: 3124: 3117: 3110: 3103: 3096: 3083: 3076: 3069: 3062: 3055: 3048: 3022: 3015: 3008: 3001: 2994: 2987: 2980: 2973: 2966: 2959: 2952: 2945: 2938: 2931: 2924: 2917: 2910: 2903: 2896: 2889: 2882: 2875: 2868: 2861: 2854: 2847: 2840: 2833: 2826: 2819: 2812: 2805: 2798: 2791: 2784: 2777: 2770: 2763: 2756: 2749: 2742: 2735: 2728: 2721: 2714: 2707: 2700: 2693: 2686: 2679: 2672: 2665: 2658: 2651: 2644: 2637: 2630: 2623: 2616: 2609: 2602: 2595: 2588: 2581: 2574: 2567: 2560: 2553: 2546: 2539: 2532: 2525: 2507: 2500: 2493: 2486: 2479: 2472: 2465: 2458: 2451: 2444: 2437: 2430: 2423: 2416: 2409: 2402: 2395: 2388: 2381: 2374: 2367: 2360: 2353: 2346: 2339: 2332: 2325: 2318: 2311: 2304: 2297: 2290: 2283: 2276: 2269: 2262: 2255: 2248: 2241: 2234: 2227: 2220: 2213: 2206: 2199: 2192: 2185: 2178: 2171: 2164: 2157: 2150: 2143: 2136: 2129: 2122: 2115: 2108: 2101: 2094: 2087: 2080: 2073: 2066: 2059: 2052: 2045: 2038: 2031: 2024: 2017: 2010: 2003: 1996: 1989: 1982: 1975: 1968: 1961: 1954: 1947: 1940: 1933: 1926: 1919: 1912: 1905: 1898: 1891: 1884: 1877: 1870: 1863: 1856: 1849: 1842: 1835: 1828: 1821: 1814: 1807: 1800: 1793: 1786: 1779: 1772: 1765: 1758: 1751: 1744: 1737: 1730: 1723: 1716: 1709: 1702: 1695: 1688: 1681: 1674: 1667: 1660: 1653: 1646: 1639: 1632: 1625: 1618: 1611: 1604: 1597: 1590: 1583: 1576: 1569: 1562: 1555: 1548: 1541: 1534: 1527: 1520: 1513: 1506: 1499: 1492: 1485: 1478: 1471: 1464: 1451: 1442: 1412: 1397: 1392: 1377: 1372: 1357: 1352: 1346: 1334:. 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2794: 2790: 2787: 2783: 2780: 2776: 2773: 2769: 2766: 2762: 2759: 2755: 2752: 2748: 2745: 2741: 2738: 2734: 2731: 2727: 2724: 2720: 2717: 2713: 2710: 2706: 2703: 2699: 2696: 2692: 2689: 2685: 2682: 2678: 2675: 2671: 2668: 2664: 2661: 2657: 2654: 2650: 2647: 2643: 2640: 2636: 2633: 2629: 2626: 2622: 2619: 2615: 2612: 2608: 2605: 2601: 2598: 2594: 2591: 2587: 2584: 2580: 2577: 2573: 2570: 2566: 2563: 2559: 2556: 2552: 2549: 2545: 2542: 2538: 2535: 2531: 2528: 2524: 2519: 2515: 2511: 2506: 2505: 2503: 2499: 2496: 2492: 2489: 2485: 2482: 2478: 2475: 2471: 2468: 2464: 2461: 2457: 2454: 2450: 2447: 2443: 2440: 2436: 2433: 2429: 2426: 2422: 2419: 2415: 2412: 2408: 2405: 2401: 2398: 2394: 2391: 2387: 2384: 2380: 2377: 2373: 2370: 2366: 2363: 2359: 2356: 2352: 2349: 2345: 2342: 2338: 2335: 2331: 2328: 2324: 2321: 2317: 2314: 2310: 2307: 2303: 2300: 2296: 2293: 2289: 2286: 2282: 2279: 2275: 2272: 2268: 2265: 2261: 2258: 2254: 2251: 2247: 2244: 2240: 2237: 2233: 2230: 2226: 2223: 2219: 2216: 2212: 2209: 2205: 2202: 2198: 2195: 2191: 2188: 2184: 2181: 2177: 2174: 2170: 2167: 2163: 2160: 2156: 2153: 2149: 2146: 2142: 2139: 2135: 2132: 2128: 2125: 2121: 2118: 2114: 2111: 2107: 2104: 2100: 2097: 2096:Kuku Nyungkal 2093: 2090: 2086: 2083: 2079: 2076: 2072: 2069: 2065: 2062: 2058: 2055: 2051: 2048: 2044: 2041: 2037: 2034: 2030: 2027: 2026:Kokokulunggur 2023: 2020: 2016: 2013: 2009: 2006: 2002: 1999: 1995: 1992: 1988: 1985: 1981: 1978: 1974: 1971: 1967: 1964: 1960: 1957: 1953: 1950: 1946: 1943: 1939: 1936: 1932: 1929: 1925: 1922: 1918: 1915: 1911: 1908: 1904: 1901: 1897: 1894: 1890: 1887: 1883: 1880: 1876: 1873: 1869: 1866: 1862: 1859: 1855: 1852: 1848: 1845: 1841: 1838: 1834: 1831: 1827: 1824: 1820: 1817: 1813: 1810: 1806: 1803: 1799: 1796: 1792: 1789: 1785: 1782: 1778: 1775: 1771: 1768: 1764: 1761: 1757: 1754: 1750: 1747: 1743: 1740: 1736: 1733: 1732:Goreng goreng 1729: 1726: 1722: 1719: 1715: 1712: 1708: 1705: 1701: 1698: 1694: 1691: 1687: 1684: 1680: 1677: 1673: 1670: 1666: 1663: 1659: 1656: 1652: 1649: 1645: 1642: 1638: 1635: 1631: 1628: 1624: 1621: 1617: 1614: 1610: 1607: 1603: 1600: 1596: 1593: 1589: 1586: 1582: 1579: 1575: 1572: 1568: 1565: 1561: 1558: 1554: 1551: 1547: 1544: 1540: 1537: 1533: 1530: 1526: 1523: 1519: 1516: 1512: 1509: 1505: 1502: 1498: 1495: 1491: 1488: 1484: 1481: 1477: 1474: 1470: 1467: 1463: 1462: 1460: 1458: 1454: 1450: 1446: 1439: 1434: 1432: 1427: 1425: 1420: 1419: 1416: 1407: 1403: 1396: 1391: 1387: 1383: 1376: 1371: 1367: 1363: 1356: 1351: 1347: 1341: 1337: 1333: 1329: 1325: 1321: 1317: 1313: 1307: 1303: 1299: 1295: 1291: 1285: 1281: 1277: 1272: 1268: 1262: 1258: 1254: 1250: 1245: 1241: 1235: 1231: 1227: 1223: 1219: 1215: 1211: 1207: 1206: 1201: 1195:, p. 62. 1194: 1193:Shnukal 2008c 1189: 1186: 1182: 1181:Shnukal 2008a 1177: 1174: 1171:, p. 23. 1170: 1169:Shnukal 2008a 1165: 1162: 1159:, p. 16. 1158: 1157:Shnukal 2008a 1153: 1151: 1147: 1143: 1138: 1135: 1132:, p. 19. 1131: 1130:Shnukal 2008a 1126: 1123: 1120:, p. 17. 1119: 1118:Shnukal 2008a 1114: 1111: 1107: 1102: 1099: 1095: 1094:Shnukal 2008a 1090: 1087: 1083: 1082:Shnukal 2008a 1078: 1075: 1071: 1066: 1063: 1059: 1054: 1051: 1048:, p. 22. 1047: 1046:Shnukal 2008a 1042: 1039: 1035: 1034:Shnukal 2008a 1030: 1027: 1024:, p. 10. 1023: 1022:Shnukal 2008a 1018: 1015: 1012:, p. 21. 1011: 1010:Shnukal 2008a 1006: 1003: 999: 998:Lawrence 2004 994: 991: 987: 986:Shnukal 2008a 982: 979: 976:, p. 24. 975: 974:Shnukal 2008a 970: 968: 964: 960: 959:Shnukal 2008a 955: 953: 949: 943: 935: 931: 927: 921: 918: 911: 908: 905: 902: 899: 896: 893: 890: 887: 884: 882: 879: 876: 873: 870: 868: 865: 862: 860: 857: 854: 851: 848: 847: 842: 839: 832: 830: 828: 823: 820: 815: 811: 807: 803: 802:William Bligh 798: 795: 792:south of the 791: 787: 783: 780:, one of the 779: 770: 768: 766: 762: 757: 752: 748: 744: 739: 737: 731: 728: 723: 719: 715: 711: 707: 702: 697: 696:spear-thrower 692: 686: 680: 678: 677:paudhau garka 674: 669: 663: 661: 657: 653: 649: 645: 637: 631: 629: 622: 621: 614: 611: 609: 607: 600: 599: 592: 589: 588: 585: 583: 576: 575: 568: 565: 563: 561: 554: 553: 546: 543: 542: 539: 535: 529: 524: 515: 511: 507: 502: 499: 497: 491: 488: 487: 484: 482: 478: 474: 469: 466: 461: 457: 456:shapeshifters 452: 446: 441: 433: 431: 428: 422: 416: 410: 405: 401: 396: 390: 384: 378: 373: 368: 362: 356: 351: 347: 343: 338: 336: 330: 329:zugubaumœbaig 324: 321: 315: 309: 303: 297: 291: 285: 279: 274: 269: 263: 257: 251: 245: 239: 233: 228: 223: 217: 211: 206: 201: 196: 191: 186: 185:island of Mer 182: 178: 170: 168: 167: 164: 158: 152: 146: 139: 135: 131: 127: 123: 119: 115: 111: 107: 102: 97: 93: 89: 84: 78: 76: 73: 69: 61: 59: 57: 53: 45: 43: 41: 37: 33: 29: 25: 22: 18: 3125: 2541:Rungarungawa 2103:Kuku Yalanji 2054:Kokowalandja 2019:Kokobujundji 1408:(2): 61–295. 1405: 1401: 1385: 1381: 1365: 1361: 1331: 1301: 1298:Ōshima, Jōji 1275: 1252: 1225: 1188: 1183:, p. 8. 1176: 1164: 1137: 1125: 1113: 1101: 1089: 1077: 1065: 1053: 1041: 1029: 1017: 1005: 993: 981: 933: 929: 925: 920: 909: 903: 897: 891: 885: 877: 871: 863: 855: 849: 841: 824: 799: 782:Bourke Isles 774: 760: 751:markai thaay 750: 746: 742: 740: 732: 721: 717: 713: 709: 705: 688:(spear) and 681: 676: 664: 641: 627: 618: 617: 612: 605: 596: 595: 590: 581: 572: 571: 566: 559: 550: 549: 544: 522: 520: 509: 504: 500: 493: 489: 480: 470: 440:gerontocracy 437: 339: 334: 325: 181:culture hero 174: 141: 137: 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 96:Kulagudpudai 95: 92:markai thaay 91: 87: 79: 74: 67: 65: 49: 16: 15: 3003:Yirrganydji 2863:Wulgurukaba 2842:Wongkadjera 2814:Wik-Mungkan 2702:Wakka Wakka 2667:Wadjabangai 2583:Tjongkandji 2502:Quandamooka 2418:Ngulungbara 2369:Ngandangara 2278:Mayi-Kutuna 2250:Mandandanji 2131:Kungkalenja 2040:Kokonyekodi 2012:Kokobididji 1760:Gugu Rarmul 1739:Gubbi Gubbi 1564:Birri Gubba 1447:peoples in 1388:(2): 35–59. 1142:Haddon 2011 1106:Ōshima 1983 928:in the NW; 722:kœubu maidh 660:headhunting 644:Badu people 506:Rock oyster 406:), and the 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Index

Indigenous Australian
Torres Strait Island people
Moa (Banks Island)
Alfred Cort Haddon
Kaurareg
Muralag
Kalaw Lagaw Ya
Pama-Nyungan language family
frilled-necked lizard
Badu (Mulgrave Island)
culture hero
island of Mer
noni fruit
bellfruit
oven pits
monkeynut
Black spinefoot
parrot fish
Torresian pigeons
bloodwood
Hawksbill turtle eggs
lactation
gerontocracy
shapeshifters
shamans
Barbara Thompson
moiety
Rock oyster
Dugong
Crocodile

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