Initiation Ceremony from the Top End

Two boys are painted in their "Djapi" initiation ceremony that will culminate in their circumcision in Numbulwar, an Aboriginal community on the western Gulf of Carpentaria. They are hoisted onto the shoulders of men and are made to flap their arms, imitating the "brolga" a large water bird during the song involving brolga dreaming.

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• aboriginal
• aborigines
• ceremony
• initiation
• ritual
• indigenous
• dance
• didjeridu
• didgeridoo
• singing

[GodChaser007]

should U even be posting this? its an ititiation ceremony ... not to be viewed by just anyone ...

[luitzenk]

This part of it is public, open to anyone.

[antivist]

its just surreal to see such a tribal tradition preformed by men sporting western insignias and clothing like "rebels" and basket ball jerseys.