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Author Puruntatameri, Justin

Title Tiwi plants and animals : Aboriginal flora and fauna knowledge from Bathurst and Melville Islands, northern Australia / Justin Puruntatameri ... [et al.]
Published Darwin : Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory, 2001
Darwin : Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory, 2001

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 MELB  581.630994295 Pur/Tpa  AVAILABLE
Description 192 pages : colour illustrations, maps ; 16 x 23 cm
Series Northern Territory botanical bulletin, 0314-1810 ; no. 24
Northern Territory botanical bulletin ; no. 24
Summary Introductory notes on Tiwi seasons, vegetation, history, language; sets out uses of plants with botanical, English and Tiwi names and photographs; photographs of birds with Latin name, English name and Tiwi name, their significance and use - includes red-tailed black cockatoo, sulphur-crested cockatoo, emerald dove, partridge pigeon, brahminy kite, brolga, crested tern, jabiru, pelican; similar for saltwater and freshwater fish; sharks and stingrays; mammals, including possum, flying fox, dingo, dugong, agile wallaby; feral animals, including buffalo, cattle, horse, pig; reptiles, including saltwater crocodile, lizards and skinks, snakes; saltwater and freshwater turtles; shellfish; crustaceans; insects; other; includes tables and discussion; includes a section titled 'Tiwi Watch' by the North Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS) on introduced weeds and feral animals; diseases and pests
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-157) and index
Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Bathurst Island (N.T.) -- Ethnobiology
Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island (N.T.) -- Ethnobiology
Tiwi (Australian people) -- Ethnobiology
Ethnobiology -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island (N.T.)
Natural history -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island (N.T.)
Plant names, Popular -- Australia -- Melville Island (N.T.)
Plant names, Popular -- Australia -- Bathurst Island (N.T.)
Animals -- Australia -- Melville Island (N.T.) -- Nomenclature (Popular)
Animals -- Australia -- Bathurst Island (N.T.) -- Nomenclature (Popular)
Natural history -- Northern Territory -- Bathurst Island (N.T.)
Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Bathurst Island -- Ethnobiology
Aboriginal Australians -- Ethnobiology -- Australia -- Melville Island (N.T.)
Aboriginal Australians -- Ethnobiology -- Australia -- Bathurst Island (N.T.)
Aborigines, Australian -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island -- Ethnobiology
Ethnobiology -- Northern Territory -- Bathurst Island (N.T.)
Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island -- Ethnobiology
Aborigines, Australian -- Northern Territory -- Bathurst Island -- Ethnobiology
Aboriginal Australians -- Ethnobiology -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island
Aboriginal Australians -- Ethnobiology -- Northern Territory -- Bathurst Island
Ethnobiology -- Australia -- Melville Island (N.T.)
Ethnobiology -- Australia -- Bathurst Island (N.T.)
Tiwi language N20.
Indigenous knowledge - Botany.
Indigenous knowledge - Health and medicine.
Indigenous knowledge - Zoology.
Plants.
Animals.
Food - Bush tucker.
Environment - Climate and weather - Seasons.
Animals - Feral animals.
Material culture - Bark objects.
Technology - Fibre.
Technology - Fire - Fire making.
Technology - Resins and gums.
Recreation - Play - Toys.
Tiwi people (N20) (NT SC52-16)
Tiwi language (N20) (NT SC52-16)
Animals.
Ethnobiology.
Plant names, Popular.
Natural history.
Yermalner / Melville Island (NT SC52-16)
Bathurst Island (NT SC52-15)
Northern Territory -- Bathurst Island.
Northern Territory -- Melville Island.
Genre/Form Terminology.
Author Puruntatameri, Justin
Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory
ISBN 0724544437
Other Titles Aboriginal flora and fauna knowledge from Bathurst and Melville Islands, northern Australia