AUSTRALIANA ABORIGINAL –

Legends about animals & nature; Stories about white men, wooden letters, beings from spirit world; General information about tribal life and customs (avoidance relationships, initiation & cicatrization, tribal gatherings & wars, types of food, weaving nets); Superstitions; Names of types of food & recipes; Signs & omens; Burial rites; Vocabulary (180 words); Mullenbutta and Koorkimbutta tribes – Tully, Davidson Creek, Murray River, North Queensland; Map shows place names, etc. given by Girroo Gurrll, and location of tribes.

Legends about animals & nature; Stories about white men, wooden letters, beings from spirit world; General information about tribal life and customs (avoidance relationships, initiation & cicatrization, tribal gatherings & wars, types of food, weaving nets); Superstitions; Names of types of food & recipes; Signs & omens; Burial rites; Vocabulary (180 words); Mullenbutta and Koorkimbutta tribes – Tully, Davidson Creek, Murray River, North Queensland; Map shows place names, etc. given by Girroo Gurrll, and location of tribes.

• 77 pages : illustrations, 1 map, portraits ; 24 cm. Reprint of 1967 edition. #210426

• First Nations (AIATSIS) Subject:

  • Language – Vocabulary – Place names
  • Body – Scarification
  • Death – Mortuary / funeral ceremonies
  • Language – Vocabulary – Human classification
  • Food – Sociocultural aspects
  • Language – Vocabulary – Animal names
  • Stories and motifs – Mythological beings
  • Malanbarra / Gulngay people (Y126) (Qld SE55-06)
  • Malanbarra / Gulngay language (Y126) (Qld SE55-06)
  • Tully (NE Qld SE55-06)
  • Murray River (NE Qld SE55-10)
  • Cape York Peninsula (Qld SC54, SD54, SD55)

  Subject:

  Aboriginal Australians — Queensland — Tully Region — Folklore