Anthropological notes made on the South Australian Government North-West Prospecting Expedition, 1903 / by Herbert Basedow
- Bib ID:
- 295218
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Basedow, Herbert, 1881-1933
- Description:
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- Adelaide : Rigby [for the Royal Society of South Australia], 1904
- p. 12-51, [19] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
- Series:
- Hallstrom Pacific Collection (Hallstrom q 104)
- Summary:
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Location of tribes - Karkurrerra, Alinjerra, Wilrurrerra (Wilruddidda) & Ulparidja in Musgrave, Peterman, Tomkinson & Mann Ranges; method of hunting, game traps, collecting insects, birds, snails; preparation of foods, cooking, vegetable foods; physical features, personal decoration, multilation & scarification, circumcision, subincision, piercing of nasal septum, words given (no translation) of song sung at initiation (Karkurrrerra tribe); method of healing, therapeutic magic, use of obsidian bombs; types of diseases; description of spears, spear-throwers, method of straightening spears, types of wooden & bark carriers, use of yam sticks, grinding stones, stone knives; method of fire-making; manufacture of strands of fur & necklaces, construction of a Wannigi; making of shelters & huts making various tracks & designs in sand for amusement; methods of child-carrying; lending of wives, verses sung at corroborees (no translation); naming of (1) native children (2) natural objects (3) heavenly bodies; brief notes on gesture language; burial notes; mythological landmarks, childrens games; art method of rock engravings observed at Mount Crombie, Mann Ranges, Musgrave Ranges near Naveena Rockhole, east of Artootinna, Everand Ranges; cave drawings Kurrekapinnya Soakage in Ayers Ranges, Ulurinna Native Soakage Well, detailed account of these sites, interpretation of drawings, colours, designs; Appendix; Vocabulary (approx. 200 words) of Karkurrera tribe or Wonga- Tchitche (language of the tribe), names of persons, names of dogs.
- Notes:
- From: Transactions and proceedings and report of the Royal Society of South Australia. V. 28, 1904. "Read June 7, 1904".
- Subject:
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- South Australian Government North-West Prospecting Expedition, (1903)
- Aboriginal Australians -- Australia, Central
- Technology - Fire - Fire making
- Nyanganyatjara / Nangadadjara people (A17) (WA SH51-04)
- Communications - Nonverbal - Sign language and gestures
- Nyanganyatjara / Nangadadjara language (A17) (WA SH51-04)
- Initiation - Subincision
- Language - Vocabulary - Food, cooking and fire
- Technology - Stone - Percussion and abrading
- Language - Vocabulary - Animal names
- Gathering - Insects
- Gathering - Plants - Yams
- Body - Scarification
- Pitjantjatjara language (C6) (NT SG52-11)
- Weapons - Spears
- Environment - Land management - Fire
- Technology - Wood - Digging sticks
- Recreation - Play - Children
- Costume and clothing - Nose pegs and piercing
- Health - Physiology and diseases
- Hunting - Birds
- Animals - Invertebrates - Insects
- Yulparija people (A67) (WA SF51-07)
- Sites - Mortuary sites and cemeteries
- Material culture - Bark objects
- Ceremonies - Initiation
- Food - Preparation - Cooking - Plants
- Language - Personal names
- Art - Rock art - Engraving
- Food - Insects
- Yulparija language (A67) (WA SF51-07)
- Animals - Birds
- Body - Decoration
- Weapons - Spearthrowers - Making
- Pitjantjatjara people (C6) (NT SG52-11)
- Costume and clothing - Necklaces, pendants etc
- Music - Vocal
- Language - Vocabulary - Colours
- Art - Art motifs - Track and footprint
- Initiation - Circumcision
- Technology - Stone - Grindstones
- Technology - Stone - Knives
- Animals - Invertebrates - Crustacea and molluscs
- Housing - Shelters
- Mann Ranges (SA Central Australia SG52-11, South Central NT SG52-07)
- Musgrave Ranges (SA Central Australia SG52-12, SG53-09)
- Petermann Ranges (South Central NT SG52-07, WA SG52-06)
- Everard Ranges (SA Central Australia SG53-13)
- Other authors/contributors:
- Copyright:
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- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
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- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1933
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1904
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