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672 The bull-roarer is used, but it is not lawful for any woman, or uninitiated person, to see it. Formerly such an offence was punished with death, both of the person who showed it and the person to whom it was shown.

The initiation ceremonies at Encounter Bay are briefly described by H. E. A. Meyer. They appear to be nearly the same as those of the Narrinyeri, whose country, according to