LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

FIG.	DESCRIPTION	PAGE
1.	Outline map of the Central Australia region, showing the geographical distribution of the tribes mentioned in this work.	3
2.	A group of older men at a wurley. original: "Wurley"; a traditional Aboriginal shelter or hut made of branches and bark	13
3.	Members of an Arrernte original: "Arunta" family, showing their shelter, weapons, and the tools used in daily life.	17
4.	A demonstration of spear throwing.	18
5.	A demonstration of spear throwing.	19
6.	A demonstration of boomerang throwing.	21
7.	An Arrernte original: "Arunta" man, profile view.	29
8.	An Arrernte original: "Arunta" man, front view.	31
9.	An older Arrernte original: "Arunta" man.	33
10.	An Arrernte original: "Arunta" man, illustrating the tightly curled texture of the beard.	35
11.	An Arrernte original: "Arunta" man, illustrating the wavy texture of the hair.	39
12.	A group of Warumungu original: "Warramunga" men; four of the older men have hairless upper lips. This likely refers to the cultural practice of plucking or shaving facial hair	41
13.	Young women of the Arrernte original: "Arunta" tribe, profile view.	43
14.	Young women of the Arrernte original: "Arunta" tribe, front view.	45
15.	A young Arrernte original: "Arunta" woman, showing ritual body scars and a tooth that has been knocked out. The removal of a front tooth was a common rite of passage in many Central Australian cultures	47
16.	An older woman of the Arrernte original: "Arunta" tribe.	49
17.	A young woman of the Warumungu original: "Warramunga" tribe.	51
18.	A woman carrying a child, Arrernte original: "Arunta" tribe.	53
19.	A diagram illustrating the complex marriage and kinship system of the Diyari original: "Dieri" tribe.	109
20.	Wooden tjuringa original: "Churinga"; sacred objects of immense spiritual significance, often inscribed with totemic designs or sacred sticks of the Arabana original: "Urabunna", Luritja original: "Luritcha", and Arrernte original: "Arunta" tribes.	129
21.	Stone tjuringa original: "Churinga" of the Arrernte original: "Arunta", Kaytetye original: "Kaitish", and Warumungu original: "Warramunga" tribes.	131
22.	Sacred objects of the Waaga original: "Waaga ribe"; likely referring to the Warlpiri or a related group tribe.	158