On fish poisoning and poisons employed among the Aborigines of Queensland / by R. Hamlyn-Harris and Frank Smith
- Bib ID:
- 343040
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Hamlyn-Harris, Ronald, 1874-
- Description:
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- [1916]
- 22 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Summary:
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General survey of use of fish poisons; possible introduction of custom from Malaysia and Islands into North Queensland; list of scientific and native names and details of poisons used; belief in magic influence; supernatural poisoning amongst Narrinyeri, Wogait and Ponga Ponga; knowledge of antidotes in Queensland; poison - carriers on Roper River.
- Notes:
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- Cover title.
- Reprinted from Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, vol. 5, 10th July, 1916.
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians -- Queensland -- Fishing
- Fishes -- Queensland -- Effect of drugs on
- Plant toxins -- Queensland
- Poisonous plants -- Queensland
- Fishing - Fish poisoning
- Hunting
- Ngarrindjeri / Narrinjeri people (S69) (SA SI54-13)
- Magic and sorcery - Clever people
- Pungupungu / Bongo Bongo people (N11) (NT SD52-07)
- Indigenous knowledge - Health and medicine
- Gunggandji / Gungandji people (Y114) (Qld SE55-06)
- Batjamal / Wogait people (N6) (NT SD52-07)
- Roper River (NT Top End SD53-09, SD53-10, SD53-11)
- Western Australia (WA)
- North West Victoria (NW Vic SI55)
- New South Wales (NSW)
- South East Queensland (SE Qld SG56, SH56)
- Queensland Gulf country (Qld SE54)
- Queensland Far North West (Qld Far NW SE54)
- Queensland South East Cape York (Qld SD54, SD55)
- South East South Australia (SE SA SI54, SJ54)
- Western Victoria (W Vic)
- Northeast Queensland (NE Qld SE55)
- Arnhem Land (NT)
- East Queensland (E Qld SF55, SF56)
- Other authors/contributors:
- Smith, Frank
- Copyright:
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