Aboriginal man holding witchitee grubs in his hands, Western Australia, 1932 [picture] / Michael Terry
- Bib ID:
- 3543934
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Terry, Michael, 1899-1981, photographer
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- 1932
- 1 negative : nitrate, b&w ; 11.2 x 8.5 cm.
- Series:
- Terry, Michael, 1899-1981 Michael Terry collection of negatives of his expeditions and travels, 1918-1971.
- Summary:
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The witchetty grub (also spelt witchety grub) is the large, typically 7 cm., wood-eating larva of various Australian moths, particularly the Cossid Moth Endoxyla leucomochla (aka Xyleutes leucomochla). Edible either raw or barbecued, it is sought out as a high protein food by Australian Aborigines. The common name derives from its habitat: the roots of the Witchety (Acacia) bush. The grubs feature in many Aboriginal paintings.
- Notes:
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- Title devised by cataloguer based on accompanying information.
- Part of the collection: Michael Terry collection of negatives of his expeditions and travels, 1918-1971.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-148991990
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Terry, Michael, 1899-1981
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Michael Terry collection of negatives of his expeditions and travels, 1918-1971.
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- Created/Published Date is Before 1955
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- Material type:
- Photograph
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1932
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