Introduction: Land of the Tiwi -- Ch. 1. Murantawi: The Coming of the White Man -- Ch. 2. Tiwi Teachers: Learning Their Ways -- Ch. 3. Tiwi Elders of High Degree -- Ch. 4. Alie's Story: How Man Became Mortal --Ch. 5. Islands of the Gods -- Ch. 6. The Stone Relic -- Ch. 7. For Love of Tipalamow -- Ch. 8. Something Saved from the Wreck -- Ch. 9. Pukamani for a Woman --Ch. 10. The Passing of Alie Wurraputiwai Mungatopi --Ch. 11. Shadows Over the Land -- Ch. 12. The Face of Change -- Ch. 13. Cyclone Tracy -- Ch. 14. Old Friends Passing -- Ch. 15. The Evolution of Tiwi Designs --Epilogue: Shadows on the Sand -- Explanations: Ceremonial regalia pukamani and kularma
Summary
The story of how man became mortal unfolds in the beautiful and dramatic story of the Tiwi Pukamani ceremony. It is illustrated with the magnificent sculptures, grave posts and bark paintings that in the absence of a written language preserved and perpetuated the ancient customs and religion of the Tiwi people of Melville Island
Notes
Bibliography; p. 146-147; Includes indexes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-147) and index
