Notes by Howitt on Kulin from Barak

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Signals

When people wish to leave a notice of
where they are gone they place a stick
in the ground pointing in the
direction. Something is tied to the
end to attract attention.
It’s called “Wo-yerrarn” or
“Kalk”. If the newcomer is doubtful
when the others left he feels the ashes
to see whether they are warm. If slightly
warm then it was yesterday; or he
examines the tracks to see how old
they are. Whether gossamer web
over them +c

When a person wishes to call all attention
and find out where all the others
are – he lights a fire in a hollow
tree or makes a smoke with a hollow
tube of bark. Then people say
“Hallo something there” – and
they go and see what it is.

[written in left side margin]
signs +
notices