The dendroglyphs or "carved trees" of New South Wales / by R. Etheridge
- Bib ID:
- 1975561
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Etheridge, R. (Robert), 1846-1920
- Related Online Resources:
- Digital master available
- Printer:
- (Sydney : William Applegate Gullick, Government Printer)
- Description:
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- Sydney : Dept. of Mines, 1918
- vii, 104 p., [39] leaves, 39 leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., 1 folded map, 1 port. ; 30 cm.
- Series:
- Memoirs of the Geological Survey of New South Wales. Ethnological series ; no. 3.
- Summary:
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Terminology, early accounts, classification, glossary of terms; taphoglyphs, use as grave markers, method of carving, how situated, numbers to an interment, position in relation to graves, comparison of designs, comparison with designs on weapons & implements, meaning, antiquity, distribution - 64 N.S.W. specimens; described (with locations noted on map at end), others Goulburn River district, Wide Bay, Diamantina River; teleteglyphs, uses, how carved, sizes, sites, number to a particular site, position on bora ground, designs, distribution - 32 sites in N.S.W. described (locations noted on map), others Queensland; burial posts - Melville & Bathurst Islands; comparison with other races as source of culture; Appendix III - stone structures, circles lower Murray River, Lake Macquarie, Mount Elephant plains, Coopers Creek, Rawlinson Range; mounds & heaps - between Glenelg River & Hanover Bay, Gordons Springs, north shore of Botany Bay; cairns - Cape York Island; plates show example of standing carved trees, illustrations of designs, plan of bora ground, Dumiendi Holding, showing location of trees.
- Notes:
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- This material contains Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) of Australian First Nations peoples. Restrictions on access and use of this material may apply. Do not reproduce ICIP material without permission of the ICIP rights-holders or the National Library of Australia. Contact the National Library of Australia for further information.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Subject:
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- Indigenous knowledge
- Ceremonies
- Sites
- Gamilaraay / Gamilaroi / Kamilaroi people D23
- Gooreng Gooreng people E32
- Wiradjuri people D10
- River Murray (SW NSW, N Vic, SE SA SI54, SI55)
- Masig / Yorke Island (Qld TSI SC54-08)
- Southwest New South Wales (SW NSW SI54, SI55)
- Northern New South Wales (N NSW SH55, SH56)
- Wide Bay (SE Qld SG56-07)
- Rawlinson Range (Central WA Warburton SG52-02, SG52-06)
- Cooper Creek (Qld Far West SG54, NE SA SH54)
- Yermalner / Melville Island (NT SC52-16)
- Lake Macquarie (NSW N Coast SI56-05)
- Bathurst Island (NT SC52-15)
- Glenelg River (W Vic SJ54-07, SJ54-08)
- Goulburn River (N Vic SJ55-01)
- Tasmania (Tas)
- Cape York Peninsula (Qld SC54, SD54, SD55)
- Botany Bay (S Sydney NSW SI56-05)
- Diamantina River (Qld Far West SF54, SG54)
- Other authors/contributors:
- Geological Survey of New South Wales
- Copyright:
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- Since 1968 [Created/Published Date + 50 Years]
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- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1918
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