The Bora Ceremony of eastern Australia. Boys were initiated into the sacred mysteries of the tribe, seen here being led blindfolded along the path from one part of the Bora ground to another. On each side of the path are sacred drawings which they may not see till a later stage of the ceremony. After a 19th century photograph.

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The Bora Ceremony of eastern Australia. Boys were initiated into the sacred mysteries of the tribe, seen here being led blindfolded along the path from one part of the Bora ground to another. On each side of the path are sacred drawings which they may not see till a later stage of the ceremony. After a 19th century photograph. From Customs of The World, published circa 1913.

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