The Australian Aborigines / B. A. L. Cranstone ; [prepared by the Department of Ethnography]
- Bib ID:
- 1779390
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Cranstone, B. A. L
- Description:
-
- London : British Museum, 1973
- 47 p. : ill. (some col.), map. ; 21 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0714115355
- Notes:
- Bibliography: p. 47.
- First Nations (AIATSIS) Subject:
-
- Weapons
- Environment - Land management - Fire
- Technology - Utensils
- Art - Painting - Bark
- Death - Mortuary / funeral ceremonies - Cremation
- Food - Sociocultural aspects - Sharing
- Social organisation - Kinship - Systems - Moieties
- Religion - Totemism
- Religion - Rites - Ceremonial objects
- Gathering
- Art - Sand and ground design
- Magic and sorcery - Clever people
- Technology - Stone - Flakes
- Death - Inquests
- Ceremonies - Initiation
- Communications - Message sticks
- Initiation - Circumcision
- Material culture - String and rope making
- Technology - Fire - Fire making
- Material culture - Animal tooth objects and decorations
- Technology - Shell implements / tools
- Transport - Water - Canoes
- Art - Rock art - Engraving
- Religion - Rites - Increase
- Music - Vocal
- Transport - Water - Rafts
- Fishing - Fish poisoning
- Religion - Rites - Ceremonial objects - Bullroarers
- Stories and motifs - Fish
- Costume and clothing
- Initiation - Subincision
- Food - Preparation - Cooking
- Reproduction - Conception
- Technology - Bags
- Trade and exchange
- Stories and motifs - Mythological beings
- Cannibalism
- Religion - After death beliefs
- Hunting
- Magic and sorcery - Love magic
- Death - Mortuary / funeral ceremonies
- Law enforcement - Customary - Kadaitcha
- Art - Sculpture - Tree carving
- Technology - Bone
- Art - Crafts - Baskets and basketmaking
- Gender relations - Division of labour
- Art - Subjects - Wandjina
- Art - Rock art - Painting
- Yirandali / Yirandhali people (L42) (Qld SF55-05)
- Dalla people (E25) (Qld SG56-10)
- Arrernte / Aranda people (C8) (NT SG53-02)
- Worrorra people (K17) (WA SD51-16)
- Warumungu people (C18) (NT SE53-10)
- Northern Territory Top End (NT)
- Victoria (Vic)
- West Kimberley area (WA SD51, SD52, SE51)
- East Kimberley area (WA SD52, SE52)
- Arnhem Land (NT)
- Tasmania (Tas)
- Subject:
- Aboriginal Australians
- Other authors/contributors:
- British Museum. Department of Ethnography
- Copyright:
-
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1973
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