Some notes on scientific travel amongst the black population of tropical Australia in 1904, 1905, 1906 / by Hermann Klaatsch
- Bib ID:
- 1864548
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Klaatsch, Hermann, 1863-1916
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- [Adelaide : Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, 1907]
- 16 p. [16] leaves of plates : ill., 1 folded map ; 22 cm.
- Summary:
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1904 - assisted in founding of the Mapoon Mission station; Natives in the Bellenden Kerr Mts. in state of decay through introduction of opium by Chinese; Collected mummy of old chief Naicha (upper Russell R.); 1905 - inspected sandstone formation Warrnambool; Niol-Niol people at Beagle Bay, secured collection of wooden ritual objects details of use; General beliefs Circumcision, subincision (explanation & reason for rite in Latin); 1906 - Investigation of conditions at Wyndham gaol, physical appearance of natives; Quarry discovered 9 miles inland, artefacts; Melvill Is. physical description, scarification, types of spears, grave posts, corroborie, description of skeleton found.
- Notes:
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- Caption title.
- "Read at the Adelaide meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, held January, 1907."
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-52774618
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs
- Ethnology -- Australia
- Human ecology
- Religions - Christianity - Missions
- Law enforcement - Prisons
- Religion - Rites - Ceremonial objects
- Death - Mortuary / funeral ceremonies - Mortuary objects - Poles
- Initiation - Subincision
- Sites - Quarries
- Settlement and contacts - Chinese
- Death - Human remains - Mummies
- Body - Scarification
- Nyulnyul / Nyul Nyul people (K13) (WA SE51-02)
- Initiation - Circumcision
- Weapons - Spears
- Russell River (NE Qld SE55-06)
- Bellenden Ker / Bartle Frere (NE Qld SE55-06)
- Wyndham (WA East Kimberley SD52-14)
- Northern Territory Top End (NT)
- Yermalner / Melville Island (NT SC52-16)
- Warrnambool (W Vic SJ54-11)
- Beagle Bay (WA West Kimberley SE51-02)
- Mapoon (Qld NW Cape York SC54-15, SD54-03)
- Other authors/contributors:
- Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting (11th : 1907 : Adelaide, S.A.)
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1916
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1907
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