Download or read book Notes on the Aborigines of Roebuck Bay, W.A. written by Ada Janet Peggs and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extracts from letters written between 1898 and 1901; cicatrization, decoration of body, pearl shell coverings, method of fire-making; corroborees, marriage laws, initiation rites (male & female); talking sticks and their uses; mortuary rites, cannibalism (ceremonial and economic); myths; illustrations of tribal markings and designs; list of 30 objects in collection of Mr. C.J. Taylor includes weapons, pubic coverings, implements.