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Adelaide: Rigby Limited, 1969. (143 p., 18 color ill., num. b/w ill.; 28.5 cm.).
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143 p.; 28.5 cm
ISBN
9780727000279
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Contents:
Introduction 7
Mythological places of the aborigines 13
Trees of the Inland 19
Trees of the Northern Coast 27
General subjects (in colour) 33
The Desert People 49
The aborigines of the North Coast 57
The aborigines in civilization 63
Primitive camps and shelters 71
Foods of the Northern People 79
Foods of the Desert People 85
Water-birds as aboriginal food 91
The many uses of a wooden dish 97
Water-craft 103
Art motifs of the Inland 107
Cave Spirits of the Arnhem Land Plateau 111
The rituals of the Desert 117
The Arawaltja Ceremony, Groote Eylandt 123
The Kuiama Yam Ceremony, Melville Island 127
The opening rituals, Melville Island Pukamuni burial ceremony 133
The final rituals, Melville Island burial 139
Introduction 7
Mythological places of the aborigines 13
Trees of the Inland 19
Trees of the Northern Coast 27
General subjects (in colour) 33
The Desert People 49
The aborigines of the North Coast 57
The aborigines in civilization 63
Primitive camps and shelters 71
Foods of the Northern People 79
Foods of the Desert People 85
Water-birds as aboriginal food 91
The many uses of a wooden dish 97
Water-craft 103
Art motifs of the Inland 107
Cave Spirits of the Arnhem Land Plateau 111
The rituals of the Desert 117
The Arawaltja Ceremony, Groote Eylandt 123
The Kuiama Yam Ceremony, Melville Island 127
The opening rituals, Melville Island Pukamuni burial ceremony 133
The final rituals, Melville Island burial 139