Native tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia / by Baldwin Spencer
- Bib ID:
- 1921264
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Spencer, Baldwin, Sir, 1860-1929
- Access Conditions:
- Ceremonial (initiation): this material contains images and descriptions of Aboriginal Australian ceremonial practices including initiation ceremonies.
- Description:
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- London : Macmillan, 1914
- xx, 516 p., [73] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 23 cm.
- Series:
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- Hallstrom Pacific Collection (Hallstrom 1257)
- Hallstrom Pacific Collection (Hallstrom 1839)
- Summary:
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Physical characteristics; organization and marriage regulations, relationship terms, status terms, local grouping; initiation ceremonies - Melville Island, Larakia tribe, Worgait (circumcision) initiates visit other tribal camps; totemic systems and totem groups; ceremonial objects; burial and mourning ceremonies, magic & medicine, reincarnation and conception beliefs, weapons & implements, canoes, clothing & ornaments; ritual bodily decoration; vocabulary and notes of Warrai tribe & Melville Island tribe; subjects cover Wardaman, Laragia, Worgait, Warrai, Melville & Bathurst Islands tribes.
- Cultural sensitivity advisory notice:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this material contains content that may be distressing and/or culturally sensitive including the names and images of people who have passed away. It also contains language, terms and descriptions that could cause offence.
- ICIP notice:
- This material contains Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) of Australian First Nations peoples. Restrictions on access and use of this material may apply. Contact the National Library of Australia for further information.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- First Nations (AIATSIS) Subject:
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- Body - Decoration
- Habitation - Camps
- Religion - Rites - Ceremonial objects
- Ceremonies - Initiation
- Health - Treatments - Traditional - Clever people
- Costume and clothing
- Religion - Totemism
- Death - Mourning
- Social organisation - Kinship - Marriage
- Death - Mortuary / funeral ceremonies
- Religion - After death beliefs
- Reproduction - Conception
- Technology - Tools
- Language - Vocabulary - Human classification
- Transport - Water - Canoes
- Weapons
- Gaagudju language N50
- Gaagudju people N50
- Larrakia language N21
- Larrakia people N21
- Menthe language N6
- Menthe people N6
- Tiwi language N20
- Tiwi people N20
- Wardaman language N35
- Wardaman people N35
- Warray language N25
- Warray people N25
- Bathurst Island (NT SC52-15)
- Northern Territory Top End (NT)
- Yermalner / Melville Island (NT SC52-16)
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1929
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1914
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