History of West Australia : a narrative of her past together with biographies of her leading men / compiled by W.B. Kimberly
- Bib ID:
- 93499
- Format:
- Book
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- Melbourne : F.W. Niven, 1897
- 357, 236 pages, 24 leaves of plates : illustrations, ports ; 32 cm.
- Summary:
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General account of the Aborigines (of the south-west WA) - mainly quoting Grey; origin and antiquity - racial affiliations, physical affiliations; psychology and education; clothing and body decoration; race relations - Europeans as the dead; magic and sorcery; religious beliefs; marriage and social organisation; shelters and camp activities; includes extensive description of a corroboree (kangaroo hunt, frog dance) - dance; singing - brief song texts and translations; diet - includes famine foods; water sources - wells; weapons and hunting - techniques of kangaroo hunting and fishing described; cooking; inter-tribal conflicts; messages; crimes and punishments; attitudes sickness and wounds - amputation, medicine; rock art; mortuary customs and attitudes to death - graves.
- Notes:
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- "... the following historical narrative - the first yet published on Western Australia." - Pref.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-30010617
- Cited In:
- Ferguson, J.A. Bibliography of Australia, 11142
- Subject:
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- Politicians -- Western Australia -- Biography
- Professional employees -- Western Australia -- Biography
- Feuds and warfare
- Food - Preparation - Cooking
- Costume and clothing
- Body - Decoration
- Social behaviour - Social deviance - Punishment
- Stories and motifs - Mythological beings
- Communications - Message sticks
- Hunting, gathering and fishing
- Magic and sorcery - Clever people
- Social organisation
- Psychology - Cognition
- Stories and motifs - Kangaroos / Wallabies
- Language - Texts and translations - Aboriginal to non-Aboriginal language
- Human biology - Physical anthropology
- Habitation
- Subsistence and economy
- Performing arts
- Health - Treatments - Traditional - Clever people
- Art - Rock art
- Music - Vocal
- Dance
- Weapons
- Death - Mortuary customs
- Western Australia -- History -- 1829-1900
- Western Australia -- Politics and government -- 1829-1900
- Western Australia (WA)
- South West Western Australia (SW WA SH50, SI50)
- Other authors/contributors:
- Kimberly, W. B
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Created/Published Date is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1897
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1897
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