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Author Thomson, Donald F. (Donald Fergusson), 1901-1970.

Title Children of the wilderness / Donald Thomson
Published South Yarra, Vic. : Currey O'Neil, 1983

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Location Call no. Vol. Availability
 W'PONDS  994.0049915 Tho  AVAILABLE
Description x, 85 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 x 26 cm
Summary Photographs from Cape York, Arnhem Land and Lake Mackay area include details of subsistence, technology and ritual such as spears and spearthrower, digging sticks, fibre and shell containers, nets, watercraft, toys, string game, ornaments, fishing; mainly Wik Monkan, Wik Alkan, Ompela, Yintjinnga, Arrawiya, Warramirri, Wanguri, Tjapu, Bindibu, people; Wongo of Caledon Bay featured
Analysis Australian Aboriginal children. Illustrations
Notes Bibliography: p. 85
Bibliography Bibliography: page 85
Event 1983
Notes Copy 2 donated by NLA
Copy 3 - donation from Tom Austen Brown collection
Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Children -- Pictorial works.
Aboriginal Australians -- Children -- Portraits.
Aboriginal Australians -- Rites and ceremonies.
Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs.
Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Pictorial works.
Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Portraits.
Children, Aboriginal Australian.
Genre/Form Illustrated works.
LC no. 84104446
ISBN 085902329X