Children of the wilderness / Donald Thomson
- Bib ID:
- 858775
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Thomson, Donald F. (Donald Ferguson), 1901-1970
- Description:
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- South Yarra, Vic. : Currey O'Neil, 1983
- x, 85 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 x 26 cm.
- ISBN:
- 085902329X
- Summary:
-
Photographs from Cape York, Arnhem Land and Lake Mackay area include details of subsistence, technology and ritual such as spears and spearthrower, digging sticks, fibre and shell containers, nets, watercraft, toys, string game, ornaments, fishing; mainly Wik Monkan, Wik Alkan, Ompela, Yintjinnga, Arrawiya, Warramirri, Wanguri, Tjapu, Bindibu, people; Wongo of Caledon Bay featured.
- Notes:
- Bibliography: p. 85.
- Subject:
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- Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Pictorial works
- Weapons - Spearthrowers
- Ritharrngu / Ridharrngu people (N104) (NT SD53-07)
- Food - Preparation - Cooking
- Wik Ngatharr people (Y51) (Qld SD54-07)
- Warramirri / Warramiri people (N131) (NT SD53-03)
- Recreation - Play - Children
- Fishing - Fish nets
- Technology - Wood - Digging sticks
- Wik Elken people (Y49) (Qld SD54-07)
- Umpila people (Y45) (Qld SD54-08)
- Djapu people (N145) (NT SD53-07)
- Transport - Water
- Ceremonies - Initiation
- Material culture - String and rope making
- Ganganda people (Y138) (Qld SD54-12)
- Wik Mungkan people (Y57) (Qld SD54-07)
- Children
- Wangurri people (N134) (NT SD53-03)
- Hunting - Traps, nets etc
- Pintupi people (C10) (NT SF52-11)
- Weapons - Spears
- Gathering
- Recreation - Games - String games and string figures
- Caledon Bay (East Arnhem Land SD53-04)
- Cape York Peninsula (Qld SC54, SD54, SD55)
- Western Desert (WA SF51, SF52, SG51, SG52)
- Lake Mackay (Central NT Tanami Desert SF52-11, Central WA SF52-10)
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2053 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1970
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1983
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