Section V, 6c - Aboriginal Totemic Objects, Sacred and Secret
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2014-07-07
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Bates, Daisy
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Aboriginal totemic objects, sacred and secret, were kept to terrorise young men and boys into keeping strict food laws, among other things, such as their use in initiation ceremonies.
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Daisy Bates recorded in her notes on initiation many details of a secret or sacred nature which may offend Aboriginal people.
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