Quinkan country : adventures in search of Aboriginal cave paintings in Cape York / P.J. Trezise
- Bib ID:
- 495913
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Trezise, Percy
- Description:
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- Sydney : Reed, 1969
- 154 p. : ill. (some col), maps ; 25 cm.
- Summary:
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Chap.1; Laura; early history; visit to Jack River (Gugu-Warra tribe), description of paintings in rock-shelter (Platform Gallery); galleries at Red Bluff; Chap.2; The Dig; Laura River, paintings, artefacts (hammer stones, hand-chopper & ochre material; Mushroom Rock gallery; legends of Woolcooldin (Noble Island & Shebas Breast (N.W. Cooktown); Bin Bin (thunderstorm), the moon & others; Chap.3; The Land of Legends; Bull Creek paintings; a Gugu-Imudji myth and others; paintings in Williams Creek shelters; Chap.4; The Old men; legends relating to the dingo, rainbow serpent (Gugu-Yalanji), comparison with Lardil version (few words given with translation); the echidna; the bandicoot & curlew; notes on sorcery paintings; kangaroo hunting magic; rock wallaby legend and many others; Chap.5; Willy and the Quinkans; life after death beliefs (Olcoola people); details of Quinkan beliefs and legends; Chap.6; The Willy-Wagtail and other Men; galleries (Mushroom Rock), legends; Chap.7; Sorcery versus snider rifles; chronological sequence of art styles; series of engravings on flat slabs on bed of Laura River; Chap.8; Emu and Pig galleries; Ginger Creek; the Woolston Gallery; visit to Lardil people on small island of Lungu-Narngi, secret language Damin taped; Chap; 9 Where Quinkans Dwell; stories of the Quinkans, paintings near Umbrella Tree galleries, engravings examined; Culture Hero Gallery; Chap.l0; Black Renegades; man of OcoCarnigal tribe, possibly group of Gugu-Warra; Mun Gin Creek site; Appendix; The Travels of Marnbil, the origin of Baralkea and Wallaby Island; throughout book detailed descriptions are given of all galleries; maps show route of legends demonstrating that Aboriginal migration first occurred from the west; approx. tribal locations & art sites; George Pegus (Gugu-Yalanji), Dick Roughsey (Lardil), Willy Long (Oekula) accompanied author on journeys.
- Notes:
- Maps on lining papers.
- Subject:
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- Cave paintings -- Queensland -- Cape York Peninsula
- Cave paintings
- Art, Aboriginal Australian -- Queensland -- Cape York Peninsula
- Housing - Shelters - Rock shelters
- Technology - Stone - Axes / hatchets
- Magic and sorcery - Clever people
- Stories and motifs - Rain and storms
- Stories and motifs - Dingoes / dogs
- Lardil people (G38) (Qld SE54-01)
- Language - Sociolinguistics - Secret and special languages
- Kija / Gidja people (K20) (WA SE52-06)
- Guugu Yimidhirr / Gugu Yimithirr / Kuku Yimidhirr people (Y82) (Qld SD55-13)
- Technology - Stone - Hammerstones
- Art - Rock art - Painting
- Stories and motifs - Birds
- Art - Art motifs - Hand
- Stories and motifs - Moon
- Hunting - Kangaroo / Wallaby
- Animals - Mammals - Marsupials - Bandicoots / Bilbies
- Lardil language (G38) (Qld SE54-01)
- Religion - After death beliefs
- Stories and motifs - Rainbow serpent
- Stories and motifs - Cultural heroes
- Stories and motifs - Echidnas
- Guugu Yimidhirr / Gugu Yimithirr / Kuku Yimidhirr language (Y82) (Qld SD55-13)
- Art - Subjects - Quinkan
- Olgol / Olkol people (Y73) (Qld SD54-15)
- Art - Rock art - Engraving
- Olgol / Olkol language (Y73) (Qld SD54-15)
- Kija / Gidja language (K20) (WA SE 52-06)
- Kuku Yalanji / Gugu Yalandji people (Y78) (Qld SD55-13)
- Gugu Warra / Koko Wara people (Y80) (Qld SD55-13)
- Kuku Yalanji / Gugu Yalandji language (Y78) (Qld SD55-13)
- Technology - Stone - Percussion and abrading
- Art - Rock art - Dating and attribution
- Gugu Warra / Koko Wara language (Y80) (Qld SD55-13)
- Stories and motifs - Thunder and lightning
- Cape York Peninsula (Qld.)
- Bull Creek (Laura Qld SE Cape York SD55-13)
- Cooktown (Qld SE Cape York SD55-13)
- Endeavour River (Qld SE Cape York SD55-13)
- Noble Island (Qld SE Cape York SD55-09)
- Mun Gin Creek (Qld SE Cape York SD55-13)
- Laura / Quinkan area (Qld SE Cape York SD55-13)
- Mushroom Rock (Laura Qld SE Cape York SD55-13)
- Queensland Gulf country (Qld SE54)
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
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- Publication date:
- 1969
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