Cologne to the Kimberley : studies of aboriginal life in Northwest Australia by five German scholars in the first half of the 20th century / translated by Margaret Pawsey and edited by Kim Akerman
- Bib ID:
- 6807086
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- Carlisle, Western Australia : Hesperian Press, 2015
- ©2015
- xii, 374 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 30 cm
- ISBN:
- 9780859055949 (paperback)
- Summary:
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Eighteen translated papers by Bischofs, Worms, Petri, Schulz, & Odermann that are essential for an understanding of Kimberley Aboriginal culture. Contains brief biographies of the authors.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- History
- Anthropology -- Western Australia
- Land rights - Ownership
- Death - Mortuary / funeral ceremonies - Mortuary objects - Coffins - Log coffins
- Stories and motifs - Fire
- Dyirbal / Djirbal / Jirrabul people (Y123) (Qld SE55-05)
- Nyamal people (A58) (WA SF51-05)
- Art - Subjects - Wandjina
- Art - Rock art - Engraving
- Karajarri people (A64) (WA SE51-10)
- Bardi people (K15) (WA SE51-02)
- Religion - Rites - Ceremonial objects
- Nyulnyul / Nyul Nyul people (K13) (WA SE51-02)
- Initiation - Subincision
- Social organisation - Kinship - Kinship terms
- Art - Sand and ground design
- Health - Treatments - Traditional - Clever people
- Initiation
- Death - Mortuary / funeral ceremonies
- Nyangumarta / Nyangumarda people (A61) (WA SF51-10)
- Sites - Stone arrangements
- Technology - Fire - Fire making
- Fishing - Fish traps
- Language - Vocabulary
- Yawuru people (K1) (WA SE51-10)
- Ceremonies - Rain making
- Walmajarri / Walmatjarri people (A66) (WA SE51-16)
- Magic and sorcery
- Initiation - Circumcision
- Indigenous knowledge - Health and medicine
- Stories and motifs
- Trade and exchange
- Geography - Territories and boundaries
- Religion - Rites - Increase
- Communications - Nonverbal - Sign language and gestures
- Ngarinman / Ngarinyman people (C27) (NT SE52-01)
- Parda Hill (WA West Kimberley SE51-10)
- Abydos (WA East Pilbara SF50-08)
- Depuch Island (WA West Pilbara SF50-03)
- Bidyadanga / Lagrange (WA West Kimberley SE51-10)
- Port Hedland (WA East Pilbara SF50-04)
- Kimberley area (WA SD51, SD52, SE51, SE52)
- Australian
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- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2015
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