| Description |
152 pages, 44 pages of plates (chiefly color) : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Perspective -- 2. Physical and cultural diversity -- 3. The tribes -- 4. Making a living -- 5. Trade -- 6. Growing up -- 7. The cycle of life -- 8. Men and women -- 9. The meaning of life -- 10. Symbolism in religion -- 11. Mythology -- 12. Ritual and ceremony -- 13. Songs -- 14. Artist and craftsman -- 15. Law and order -- 16. Behaving -- 17. Magic and sorcery -- 18. Death and what follows -- 19. Values -- 20. The changing world -- 21. The future |
| Summary |
Origin, physical description, language diversity, religion, environmental differences; tribal boundaries linked with mythology, totemic centres, beliefs; Arnhem Land notes on descent, fishing spears, canoes, rafts, log canoes with Macassan-type sails; fish traps, nets; variety of weapons & artefacts; Brief notes on huts, Great Victoria Desert, Arnhem Land, R. Murray, Stirling R., Daly R. - preservation of food, fruit, fish, animal meat; Trade (Arnhem Land) - 6 main ceremonies; Djamalag, Rom, Midjan, Wurbu, Mamurung, Njalaidj; trade routes, list of goods traded; Childhood, education, initiation, marriage, agegrades, care of elderly; Spritual beliefs Djanggawul, Banaitja, Kunapipi & others, brief reference to Daramulan & Baiami (N.S.W.), Murunderi & Nepeli (S.A.); heroes of Lake Eyre, Great Victoria Desert and Kimberleys, Northern Territory tribes, relevant mythology; secular myths retold; Ritual and description of increase ceremonies, love magic rituals, dances, notes on sacred, secular, mourning and gossip songs; Artefacts, wooden carvings (W.A., N.T.), rock and cave paintings (Kimberleys); Law & order, taboos, punishment, peace making ceremony (Arnhem Land); organized meetings by Narrinyerri (mouth of R. Murray) unique, behaviour patterns, pre-marital & extra-marital sexual expression All types of magic, rainmakers, charms; Mortuary rites, types of burial (Great Victoria Desert, Arnhem Land), mourning; Foreign influence before European settlement, present day culture contact situation, land rights; Three songs from Arnhem Land in English, drawings show bark paintings, crayon drawings from Arnhem Land |
| Analysis |
Australian Aborigines. Cultural processes. Central Australia |
| Notes |
Bibliography: p. 147-151 |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 147-151 |
| Notes |
This work contains text and/or images that may cause offence to members of the Australian Aboriginal community, or may be deemed inappropriate for some users on the grounds of sex, age or social status by the Australian Aboriginal community |
| Subject |
Aboriginal Australians -- Culture
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Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs.
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Aboriginal Australians.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
| Author |
Berndt, Catherine H. (Catherine Helen), 1918-1994.
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| LC no. |
76363240 |
| ISBN |
0725401699 |
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