Title Discovering Aboriginal plant use : the journeys of an Australian anthropologist / Philip A Clarke

Published Kenthurst, N.S.W. : Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd, 2014

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Description 1 online resource Contents Dedication; Contents; Introduction; PART 1 SOUTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA; Chapter 1: Adelaide Plains; Chapter 2: The Lower Murray; Chapter 3: South East of South Australia and Southwestern Victoria; Part 2 ARID INTERIORS; Chapter 4: Eastern Central Australia; Chapter 5: Western Desert; Chapter 6: The Northern Deserts; Part 3 MONSOONAL NORTHERN REGIONS; Chapter 7: Across the Dry Monsoonal Tropics; Chapter 8: Western Top End; Chapter 9: Arnhem Land; Endnotes; References; Common Plant Names Index; Scientific Plant Names Index; General Index Summary The career of a museum-based anthropologist is diverse, involving the curation of artifact collections, organizing exhibits, answering inquiries, and conducting fieldwork. Philip A. Clarke started work at the South Australian Museum over 30 years ago, and, during that time, his role changed from museum assistant, to collection manager, registrar, curator, and head of anthropology. There are many ways to explore a culture other than your own, and Clarke chose ethnobotany as the 'window' through which to gain insights into Aboriginal Australia. Ethnobotany is a diverse field that is concerned with investigating the relationships between human cultures and the flora. In the past, it was mainly used by scholars who studied the societies of hunter-gatherers and non-Western horticulturalists. Today, it is increasingly being used to document aspects of the lives of Indigenous peoples in a postcolonial world. Clarke argues that we can understand a people better if we know how they see and use plants. In this book, Clarke dips into his field journals to provide a rich account of journeys - as both an anthropologist and an ethnobotanist - that span the temperate, arid, and tropical zones of Australia and neighboring landmasses. Clarke describes the cultural and natural heritage of each region, examining the distinctiveness of the plant life used by Australia's Aboriginal people Analysis Medicinal plants Food plants Plant products Aboriginal Australians Australian Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Clarke, Philip A Human-plant relationships -- Australia Aboriginal Australians -- Ethnobotany Aboriginal Australians -- Medicine. Aboriginal Australians -- Food. Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General. Aboriginal Australians -- Food Aboriginal Australians -- Medicine Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs Human-plant relationships Aborigines Wildpflanzen Nutzung Australia Form Electronic book ISBN 9781925078350 1925078353 9781925078367 1925078361 1925078221 9781925078220

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