Natives of Australia / by N.W. Thomas
- Bib ID:
- 2434171
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Thomas, Northcote Whitridge, 1868-1936
- Description:
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- London : Archibald Constable & Co., 1906
- xii, 256 p., 32 leaves of plates (1 folded): ill., 1 map ; 23 cm.
- Series:
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- Hallstrom Pacific Collection (Hallstrom 1263; Hallstrom 1912)
- Native races of the British Empire.
- Summary:
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Geographical notes, mans antiquity, migration theories Study of Arunta, physical & morphological; Cicatrization; Osteology Lake Tyers & Kabi tribe (J. Mathew); Language diversity, message sticks, sign language Otati, Pitta-Pitta, Wurungerri, Eucla, Ngarrego; Ground drawings, rock paintings, bark drawings; Astronomical beliefs, magic medicine, diseases; Stone axe Arunta; Adze, scrapers, hammers, pounders, grinding stones, drills, shells, bone awls; Skin & shell water carriers, hooks, digging sticks, baskets, fire making, clothing, ornaments Huts & shelters, camp etiquette; Boomerangs, clubs, spears, wommera, knife, strangling cords, bow & arrow Cape York only, shields; Canoes, N.T., Riverina, Qld.; Anula boat (Spencer & Gillen), dug-out Qld.; Fishing, weirs; Hunting, cooking, food taboos, cannibalism, sth. Qld., Turribul tribe; Native wells, plant foods; Pituri; Kuri dance (Angas), circulation of songs & dances, musical instruments; Five bars music & words to Narrinyeri dance; Dingo as pet; Recreations, mimicry; Government; Public & private justice; Kurdaitcha practice Arunta; Social organization, male & female descent, four & eight class tribes; Totems; Marriage, infanticide, childhood, naming Avoidance relationship; Initiation, eastern & western types; Yuin rites; Tooth avulsion, Vic. customs, Kurnai rites; Central Aust. rites, circumcision, mica, use of bullroarer; Disposal of dead, W.A., Arunta, burial cannibalism, Gulf country; Dieri, Adelaide & Vic. customs; Mourning, after death beliefs, conception beliefs; Religion, mythology, totemism; Intichiuma rite (Arunta), magic, bone pointing, womens magic; Medicine men, rain making; Myths & tales.
- Notes:
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- Includes index.
- Bibliography: p. 251.
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs
- Fishing - Fish weirs
- Kurnai / Gunai language group (S68) (Vic SJ55)
- Ceremonies - Initiation
- Substance use - Pituri
- Body - Scarification
- Yanyuwa / Yanuwa language (N153) (NT SE53-04)
- Housing - Shelters
- Technology - Stone - Adzes
- Weapons - Clubs and fighting sticks
- Technology - Stone - Grindstones
- Woiwurrung / Wurundjeri / Woiwurung language (S36) (Vic SJ55-05)
- Ngarrindjeri / Narrinjeri people (S69) (SA SI54-13)
- Arrernte / Aranda language (C8) (NT SG53-02)
- Technology - Stone - Knives
- Arrernte / Aranda people (C8) (NT SG53-02)
- Ngarigo / Ngarigu people (S46) (NSW SJ55-04)
- Fishing - Fish hooks
- Initiation - Tooth avulsion
- Woiwurrung / Wurundjeri / Woiwurung people (S36) (Vic SJ55-05)
- Religion - Rites - Ceremonial objects - Bullroarers
- Communications - Message sticks
- Language - Personal names
- Technology - Stone - Percussion and abrading
- Technology - Stone - Axes / hatchets
- Yuin languages (S67) (NSW SI56-13)
- Indigenous knowledge - Health and medicine
- Transport - Water - Canoes
- Music - Instruments
- Animals - Pets
- Health - Treatments - Traditional - Clever people
- Ceremonies - Rain making
- Food - Preparation - Cooking - Plants
- Art - Crafts - Baskets and basketmaking
- Communications - Nonverbal - Sign language and gestures
- Weapons - Spears
- Environment - Land management - Fire
- Reproduction - Conception
- Diyari / Dieri people (L17) (SA SH54-01)
- Yanyuwa / Yanuwa people (N153) (NT SE53-04)
- Art - Sand and ground design
- Material culture - Fur and skin objects and decorations
- Language - Vocabulary - Human classification
- Health - Physiology and diseases
- Wuthathi language (Y10) (Qld SC54-16)
- Costume and clothing
- Art - Painting - Bark
- Technology - Containers - Water carriers
- Social organisation - Avoidance rules - Language
- Pitta Pitta / Bittha Bittha language (G6) (Qld SF54-10)
- Wuthathi people (Y10) (Qld SC54-16)
- Gubbi Gubbi / Kabi Kabi / Gabi Gabi language (E29) (Qld SG56-06)
- Plants - Pituri
- Weapons - Bows and arrows
- Initiation - Circumcision
- Health status - Child health
- Food - Sociocultural aspects - Avoidance
- Law enforcement - Customary - Kadaitcha
- Music - Vocal
- Technology - Wood - Digging sticks
- Indigenous knowledge - Astronomy
- Weapons - Spearthrowers - Making
- Social organisation - Avoidance rules - Avoidance relationships
- Ngarrindjeri / Narrinjeri language (S69) (SA SI54-13)
- Death - Mourning
- Weapons - Shields
- Kurnai / Gunai people (S68) (Vic SJ55)
- Pitta Pitta / Bittha Bittha people (G6) (Qld SF54-10)
- Human biology - Physical anthropology - Osteology
- Religion - After death beliefs
- Gubbi Gubbi / Kabi Kabi / Gabi Gabi people (E29) (Qld SG56-06)
- Art - Rock art - Painting
- Yuin people (S67) (NSW SI56-13)
- Weapons - Boomerangs
- Diyari / Dieri language (L17) (SA SH54-01)
- Religion - Totemism
- Technology - Awls and needles
- Ngarigo / Ngarigu language (S46) (NSW SJ55-04)
- Technology - Stone - Scrapers
- Animals - Mammals - Dingoes / Dogs
- Death - Mortuary customs
- Cape York Peninsula (Qld SC54, SD54, SD55)
- Adelaide (SE SA SI54-09)
- Northern Territory - Central NT
- Eucla (SE WA Nullarbor SH52-14)
- South Australia - Central Australia (SA SG52, SG53)
- Bung Yarnda / Lake Tyers (E Vic Gippsland SJ55-07)
- Riverina (SW NSW SI54, SI55)
- Australian
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- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
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- 1936
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1906
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