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Qualifications of Adulthood: Tiwi invoke the power of a yam
Natural History • LXXII (4) • Published In 1963 • Pages: 10-17
By: Goodale, Jane C. (Jane Carter).
Abstract
This article discusses the three-day Kulama ceremony of the Tiwi - a formal initiation into adulthood centering around the ritual preparation of a toxic yam. There is no set age for initiation. The instruction lasts six years and the initiates must participate in six Kulama rituals. An important feature of the ritual is the composition of songs and several examples are given.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Australia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Joan Steffens ; 1963
- Field Date
- 1954, 1962
- Coverage Date
- 1900-1962
- Coverage Place
- Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
- Notes
- Jane C. Goodale
- LCCN
- 20020046
- LCSH
- Tiwi (Australian people)