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Author Tonkinson, Robert, 1938-, author

Title The Mardudjara aborigines : living the dream in Australia's desert / by Robert Tonkinson
Published New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, c1978
New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1978
©1978

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 MELB  305.89915 Ton/Mal  AVAILABLE
Description x, 149 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series Case studies in cultural anthropology
Summary General account of subsistence and material culture; social organization; life history; religion, cosmology and initiation; ritual; present day conditions with particular reference to Jigalong
Notes Later ed. published as: The Mardu Aborigines
Users are advised that this Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander material may contain culturally sensitive imagery and descriptions which may not normally be used in certain public or community contexts. Annotation and terminology which reflects the creator's attitude or that of the era in which the item was created may be considered inappropriate today. This material may also contain images, voices or names of deceased persons
Bibliography Bibliography: p. 141-147
Filmography: p. 148-149
Notes First Nations peoples are warned this item may contain images, voices and names of people who have passed, or be considered insensitive, inappropriate, or outdated. The item reflects the attitude of the author/s or the period in which it was written and does not represent the views of the Library
Copy 2 - donation from Tom Austen Brown collection
Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Gibson desert
Mardu (Australian people)
Aborigines, Australian -- Western Australia -- Gibson Desert
Mardudjara (Australian people)
Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Social life and customs
Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Rites and ceremonies
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia, Central
Aboriginal Australians -- Gibson Desert
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Gibson Desert (W.A.)
Mardudjara (Australian aboriginal people)
Mardudjara (Australian tribe)
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Western Australia
Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia, Central -- Alice Springs Region
Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Gibson Desert
Aboriginal Australians.
Martuwangka people (A6) (WA SH51-10)
Ceremonies - Initiation
Maduwongga people A6
Ceremonies
Stories and motifs - Creation / Cosmology
Hunting, gathering and fishing
Social organisation
Technology
Ceremonies - Secret / sacred
Western Australia -- Gibson Desert.
Jigalong (WA East Pilbara SF51-13)
Western Desert (WA SF51, SF52, SG51, SG52)
Author Tonkinson, Robert. Mardu aborigines
LC no. 78000046
ISBN 0030398215