On the Aborigines of Australia / by Augustus Oldfield ; with an introduction by M Helen Henderson
- Bib ID:
- 3670551
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Oldfield, Augustus
- Description:
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- Carlisle, WA: Hesperian Press, c2005
- lviii, 74 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0859053598
- Series:
- Aboriginal studies series ; no. 23.
- Summary:
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Extensive and observant notes on the Aborigines of W.A. especially the Wadjandi tribe; theories re origin and movements of Aborigines within Australia; physical description, particularly of people in N.W. of Western Australia; psychology; religious beliefs and legends (W. Aus.); watchandie and An-gaur-die tribes; death and burial; magic and revenge; War-ra-na-noo-Ra tribe; marriage; initiation; recreations; dancing and singing; legends; weapons; material cultue; clothing; foodgetting and cooking; fire-making; cannibalism; language; pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary (Wadjandi); short vocabulary of the Champion Bay tribe collected by R.J. Foley (Nanda); (Nanda)
- Notes:
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- Originally published in the Transactions of the Ethnological Society of London, n.s., vol. 3, 1865, pp 215-298.
- Library's copy is no. 67 of a limited casebound edition of 250 copies.
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs
- Aboriginal Australians -- Languages
- Weapons
- Food - Plants
- Amangu people (W12) (WA SH50-01)
- Yinggarda people (W19) (WA SF50-13)
- Yinggarda language (W19) (WA SF50-13)
- Language - Vocabulary - Food, cooking and fire
- Amangu language (W12) (WA SH50-01)
- Nhanta / Nhanda language (W14) (WA SG50-13)
- Ceremonies - Initiation
- Cannibalism
- Nhanta / Nhanda people (W14) (WA SG50-13)
- Watjanti people (W13) (WA SG50-13)
- Watjanti language (W13) (WA SG50-13)
- Language - Vocabulary - Word lists
- Environment - Land management - Fire
- Religion - Dreaming - Devils, monsters, evil spirits
- Feuds and warfare - Avenging
- Technology - Fire - Fire making
- Language - Linguistics - Phonology and phonetics
- Costume and clothing
- Hunting, gathering and fishing
- Gascoyne / Murchison area (WA SG50)
- Geraldton / Champion Bay (SW WA SH50-01)
- Other authors/contributors:
- Henderson, M. H
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 2005
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