Torres Strait Islanders : an exhibition marking the centenary of the 1898 Cambridge Anthropological Expedition / Anita Herle and Jude Philp
- Bib ID:
- 1582098
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Herle, Anita, 1956-
- Description:
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- [Cambridge] : University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 1998
- 64 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0947595090 (paperback)
- Summary:
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Overview of the exhibition 'Torres Strait Islanders: an exhibition to mark the centenary of the 1898 Anthropological Expedition'; background to the Torres Strait - importance of the sea, early contacts and exploitation, London Missionary Society; aims and methods of the Cambridge Expedition to the Torres Strait - Rivers' collection of genealogical material; mythology, ritual and custom - Kwoiam and Malo (Bomai), central role of dance, gardening and feasting, basketry; sites of significance; importance of the expedition - contribution to anthropology, museums, psychology and physiology.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 64)
- Subject:
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- Haddon, Alfred C -- Journeys -- Australia -- Torres Strait Islands (Qld.) -- Exhibitions
- Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits -- 1898
- Torres Strait Islanders -- Exhibitions
- Dance
- Torres Strait Islanders (Qld TSI SC54, SC55)
- Settlement and contacts
- Art - Crafts
- Religions - Christianity - Missions - London Missionary Society
- Trade and exchange
- Sites - Sites of significance
- Stories and motifs - Cultural heroes
- Religion
- Cultural heritage - Protection - Museums and keeping places - Collections and acquisitions
- Torres Strait Islands (Qld.) -- Description and travel -- Exhibitions
- Torres Strait Islands (Qld TSI SC54, SC55-05)
- Mer / Murray Island (Qld TSI SC55-05)
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- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
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