| Summary |
p.4-17; Location of Wiradjuri, population estimates, depopulation by leprosy & smallpox, lists animal foods, insects, Bogong moths (meeting of Wiradjuri, Wolgal, Ngarigo & Yai-Itma- Thang tribes, cooking method), plant foods listed, earth ovens, stone; axe manufacturer, microliths, brief notes on spears, throwing sticks, list of other weapons, plant & animal fibres for thread for fishing nets & ornamental bags (note on manufacture), physical appearance (quotes Sturt), possum skin cloaks, perforation of nasal septum, kangaroo teeth hair ornament, note on breast plate for local leader Peter, 1860s, class system, lists classes & totems (quotes R.H. Mathews), marriage laws, matrilineal descent, quotes myth on punishment for infringement of marriage; rules, owl myth |
