kobong

In the former, however, there appears to be an unwillingness to destroy the object represented by the kobong or tiende that I have never observed in the latter.

An account of the manners and customs of the Aborigines and the state of their relations with Europeans, by Edward John Eyre 2004

This explanation of totemism squares very well with Sir George Grey's definition of a totem or kobong in Western Australia.

The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion 1922

Similarly, a native who has a vegetable for his kobong may not gather it under certain circumstances, and at a particular period of the year.

Chapter 67. The External Soul in Folk-Custom. § 3. The External Soul in Animals 1922

This explanation of totemism squares very well with Sir George Grey’s definition of a totem or kobong in Western Australia.

Chapter 67. The External Soul in Folk-Custom. § 3. The External Soul in Animals 1922

He says: “A certain mysterious connexion exists between a family and its kobong, so that a member of the family will never kill an animal of the species to which his kobong belongs, should he find it asleep; indeed he always kills it reluctantly, and never without affording it a chance to escape.

Chapter 67. The External Soul in Folk-Custom. § 3. The External Soul in Animals 1922

He might take for a _local_ fact, a _local_ name, and say 'Sex - kobong.'

Modern Mythology Andrew Lang 1878

A modified regard for the totem or crest (kobong) appears in West Australia, according to Sir George Grey's report [809]; it is not allowable to kill a family kobong while it is asleep, and it is always with reluctance that it is killed.

Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Crawford Howell Toy 1877

In the former, however, there appears to be an unwillingness to destroy the object represented by the kobong or tiende that I have never observed in the latter.

Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia and Overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound in the Years 1840-1: Sent By the Colonists of South Australia, with the Sanction and Support of the Government: Including an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Aborigines and the State of Their Relations with Europeans — Complete Edward John Eyre 1858

In the former, however, there appears to be an unwillingness to destroy the object represented by the kobong or tiende that I have never observed in the latter.

Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia and Overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound in the Years 1840-1: Sent By the Colonists of South Australia, with the Sanction and Support of the Government: Including an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Aborigines and the State of Their Relations with Europeans — Volume 02 Edward John Eyre 1858

A certain mysterious connection exists between a family and its kobong, so that a member of the family will never kill an animal of the species to which his kobong belongs, should he find it asleep; indeed he always kills it reluctantly, and never without affording it a chance to escape.

Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 George Grey 1855