AUSTRALIANA ABORIGINAL –
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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.
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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.
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- 77 pages : illustrations, 1 map, portraits ; 24 cm. Reprint of 1967 edition. #210426
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- First Nations (AIATSIS) Subject:
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- 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
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