Brown men and red sand : journeyings in wild Australia / by Charles P. Mountford
- Bib ID:
- 1422715
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Mountford, Charles P. (Charles Pearcy), 1890-1976
- Description:
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- London ; Sydney : Angus & Robertson, 1981, c1948
- 192 p., [16] p. of plates : maps ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 0207140707
- 0207143730 (paperback)
- Summary:
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Musgrave, Mann, Tomkinson Ranges, Mount Olga and Mount Connor, Ayers Rock; Bidjandjadjara childrens games, secular dances; initiation; Dreamtime legends; magic & medicine men; Ayers Rock legends and paintings; Big Sunday; burial ritual; games; hunting and cooking; distribution of food; rainmaking ritual; legends and cosmogony; conception beliefs.
- Full contents:
- Includes index.
- Notes:
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- First published: Melbourne: Robertson & Mullens, 1948.
- Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this item may contain the names, recordings and images of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive. Please also be aware that you may see certain words or descriptions within this work which reflect the author’s attitude or that of the period in which the work was published and may now be considered offensive.
- Subject:
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- Australian Aboriginal communities. Social life. Central Australia. Personal observations
- Aboriginal Australians -- Australia, Central -- Social life and customs
- Health - Treatments - Traditional - Clever people
- Food - Sociocultural aspects - Sharing
- Recreation - Play - Children
- Ceremonies - Initiation
- Art - Rock art - Painting
- Hunting
- Stories and motifs - Creation / Cosmology
- Ceremonies - Rain making
- Children
- Death - Mortuary / funeral ceremonies
- Food - Preparation - Cooking
- Atila / Mount Conner (South Central NT SG52-08)
- Uluru / Ayers Rock (South Central NT SG52-08)
- Mann Ranges (SA Central Australia SG52-11, South Central NT SG52-07)
- Kata Tjuta / Olgas (South Central NT SG52-08)
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Unable to determine date of publication or creation
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1976
- Published status:
- Unpublished
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