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Aboriginal funeral rites and postmortem practices described
A lengthy account details cannibal and cremation customs among South Australian Aboriginal groups. It covers carrying or preserving bodies, skulls used as cups, mummification by heat and smoke, skinning of the dead, ceremonial interment processes, and the ritual speech and songs surrounding death. It notes strong fear and reverence for the dead, with various practices varying by age, kin, and region.
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Australia
Prevancy
South
Austria
Aity
South Australia
Pis
Hea
Mars
Leiry
Tla
LE ‘Treskeld
Sydney
Vurt Barwin
Chidren
Peru
Ujwashsir
Wyatt
Austra
Hui Wing Wesetilzons
Cmng
Drogen Berg
Svete
Eves
Anlervas
Yilers