| Description |
219 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, 1 map, portraits ; 22 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Foreword / by A.P. Elkin -- 1. The contact begins -- 2. Karamalal Tribe -- 3. Medical and superstition -- 4. Religion and tradition -- 5. The Waddaman Tribe -- 6. The Sunday business -- 7. Daly River O -- 8. Over the harbour -- 9. Official stocktaking -- 10. A super's life -- 11. Darwin muster -- 12. Canoe patrol -- 13. Pukamani -- 14. Palanari -- 15. The Pukamani ends -- 16. Over the Straits -- 17. The changing days -- 18. The "Andalyougua" -- 19. Cave paintings -- 20. Eastward the course -- 21. The Macassan pattern -- 22. Trade tribal pattern -- 23. Arnhem Land -- 24. Inland Patrol -- 25. Borroloola memories : Part 1 -- Part 2 -- 26. The 'Loo and its people -- 27. The Barkly -- 28. Lennies -- 29. Out west -- 30. Out catfish way -- 31. Back to report -- 32. Welfare -- 33. "Walkabout" -- 34. "Kuranyarri" -- 35. The desert pilgrims |
| Summary |
Contact between the white man and native of the N.T.; History of peoples round Daly Waters, census of tribe in Darwin (1940); Myths & magic of Wardaman tribe, story of Kunapipi, Big Sunday Taboos; Bathurst & Melville Islands. daily life, death ritual of Tiwi; History of Tiwi people; Camp life & food hunting of Andiljaugwa of Groote Eylandt, cave paintings at Oenpelli Macassan influence; Tribal trade pattern of N.T.; History of Arnhem Land reserve, mention of cattle stations; Defloration legend and ritual of Anula women; Myth and route of dreamtime tribesmen to Victoria R. (Mudbra people of Wave Hill.) |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Aboriginal Australians -- Government relations.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Northern Territory.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Social life and customs.
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Ethnology -- Australia.
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| SUBJECT |
Northern Territory http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81035353 -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001278
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| LC no. |
57002981 |
| ISBN |
0851792154 |
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