Yulengor : nomads of Arnhem Land / Wilbur S. Chaseling
- Bib ID:
- 332160
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Chaseling, Wilbur S
- Description:
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- London : Epworth, 1957
- xxvi, 173 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Summary:
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Detailed description of north-east Arnhem Land Aborigines; Daily life, food-gathering, family life, status of women, marriage and kinship laws; Linguistic information; Sickness and treatment, magic and medicine men; Body decorations Temperament of people of Reratjingo tribe, disputes; Burial rites including cannibalism; Myths of creation, religious beliefs; Tribal units mentioned; Wulamba, Kalpu, Juppu, Liagullomirry; Author was Methodist Missionary stationed at Yirrkala.
- Notes:
- From the Turner collection
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory
- Family
- Death - Mortuary / funeral ceremonies
- Religions - Christianity - Methodist Church
- Liyagalawumirr / Layagalawumirr people (N108) (NT SD53-02)
- Health - Physiology and diseases
- Rirratjingu language (N140) (NT SD53-03)
- Habitation - Nomadism
- Liyagalawumirr / Layagalawumirr language (N108) (NT SD53-02)
- Health - Treatments - Traditional - Clever People
- Rirratjingu people (N140) (NT SD53-03)
- Stories and motifs - Creation / Cosmology
- Gathering
- Health - Treatments - Traditional - Clever people
- Djapu people (N145) (NT SD53-07)
- Body - Decoration
- Cannibalism
- Djapu language (N145) (NT SD53-07)
- Indigenous knowledge - Health and medicine
- Galpu people (N139) (NT SD53-04)
- Yolngu people (NT SD53)
- Language - Linguistics
- Social organisation - Kinship - Systems
- Galpu language (N139) (NT SD53-04)
- Yolngu languages (NT SD53)
- Yirrkala (East Arnhem Land SD53-04)
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1957
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