Tom Petrie's Reminiscences of Early Queensland (dating from 1837)

Released on by Constance Campbell Petrie
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  • Author : Constance Campbell Petrie
  • Release Date : 1904
  • Publisher :
  • Genre : Aboriginal Australians
  • Pages : 382
  • ISBN 13 :
  • File Size : 24,24 MB
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Tom Petrie's Reminiscences of Early Queensland (dating from 1837) by Constance Campbell Petrie PDF Summary

Book Description: Bonyi feasts in Blackall Range; cannibalism, body ornaments, painting and cicatrization; 2 corroboree songs - words with music transcript; medicine men; magic stones, burial customs, method of discovering murders; Kippa and Mallara ceremomies of initiation, ritual decoration, ceremonial fighting, bora ring sites around Brisbane area; Removal of finger joint (females); Exchange of goods at Corroborees; Dream beliefs; Native remedies for sickness, curative properties of dugong; Methods of hunting and fishing, use of porpoises; types of food and preparation, obtaining of water, making fire; Canoe making, types of huts, weapons (including shields), vessels, string and basket making; Types of games; physical characteristics; Legends; Inter-tribal marriage; Early clashes and murders; inter-tribal relations - Stradbroke Island, Bribie, Moroochy, Brisbane groups; Notes on Bribie Island Reserve; trackers, Expedition to Wide Bay River in 1842 - encounters with natives (Andrew Petrie); List of places, names, plants, and trees with word list of approximately 60 words (Bribie Island, Maroochy, Glass House Mountain dialects).

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