ABSTRACT
So far women’s ritual, apart from the introcision of the Ngadi and possibly the birth corroboree of the Wolmeri, has been characterized by its bare economy. It has been an application to an immediate problem, shorn of all those features which, in the male ceremonies, make it also a medium for recreation and artistic expression. But there is one aspect which we have mentioned in the previous chapters, and which does provide an outlet for organized activity, display, and dancing; and that is love magic. An understanding of this lies in a grasp of the whole context of sexual relationships and marriage.
