Beneath another ledge...

Beneath another ledge...

...brothers explain emblems and designs on a burial log that identify the bones inside.

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Forbidden ground...

Forbidden ground...

...to most outsiders, this sandstone overhang in central Arnhem Land is both workshop and spiritual sanctuary for the family of Mandarg.

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Leaping in tribute...

Leaping in tribute...

...dancers celebrate a mythical fish in a public phase of the boys' initiation.

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Earlier...

Earlier...

...a man touches up his nephew's face, whose white color evokes male potency.

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Boys summon courage...

Boys summon courage...

...during the final hours of their circumcision ceremony as clansmen surround them with songs of their ancestors.

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An appetite for learning...

An appetite for learning...

...distinguishes Muykul, right, who was selected from the settlement school to attend Dhumpuma boarding school.

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Heads of several clans...

Heads of several clans...

...block the reserve's only bush track to protest trespassing by a government mining survey crew.

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Blazing bushfire...

Blazing bushfire...

...set by this fleeing boy's father clears undergrowth from hunting areas.

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Walking works of art...

Walking works of art...

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An artist...

An artist...

...completes a design on flattened eucalyptus bark.

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Marriages of diplomacy...

Marriages of diplomacy...

...cemented the powerful clan position of Johnny Bungawuy.

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Soda, soap, and spears...

Soda, soap, and spears...

...in the arms of a father and daughter demonstrate their coexistence with white society.

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Music of the soul...

Music of the soul...

...sacred bamboo flute played by a tribesman in Korogo village.

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Leader of a nation-to-be...

Leader of a nation-to-be...

...Michael Somare guides the diverse tribes of his country toward mutual tolerance, self-government, and independence.

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sept 73-5 copy

sept 73-5 copy

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Houses of Tambanum

Houses of Tambanum

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Lad romping in a visitor's shoes

Lad romping in a visitor's shoes

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For the future, a common language.

For the future, a common language.

A young member of the Voluntary Service Overseas...teaches at a Catholic mission school in Kapaimari.

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