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Detail of front cover of JOURNEY TO THE CROCODILE NEST (morphy4p 190/151 MORP4)
Morphy, Howard. JOURNEY TO THE CROCODILE'S NEST. An accompanying monograph to the film 'Madarrpa Funeral at Gurka'wuy'. BNo. 0-85575-148-7. First Edition, 1984 (pb). Pp: xii, 160; 180mm x 235mm; 0.40kg. 6 col, 11 b/w, 4 fig, 3 tab, 3 maps. Acknowledgments, preface, afterword, appendix, notes, references, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra, 1984. (Although focussed on a single burial ceremony, the book also provides an understanding of the Yolngu ceremonial system as a whole) (Keywords: Anthropology, Australia, Arnhem Land, Trial Bay, Yolngu, Madarrpa, mortuary ceremony).
Book Code: H316 AU$18
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Mountford, Charles P. BROWN MEN AND RED SAND. (A&R). Journeyings in Wild Australia. BNo. n/a. Reprinted Edition, 1962 (1948). Pp: 192; 215mm x135mm; 0.46kg. 38 b/w, 3 fig, 2 maps. Foreword, introduction, index. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: g. Angus and Robertson Ltd, Sydney, 1962. (A story of the author's journey among the desert Aborigines. He describes burial and rain-making ceremonies) (Keywords: Cultural sociology, anthropology, Australia, Aboriginal, Central, Uluru, Ayers, Katatjuta, ritual ceremonies).
Book Code: C344 AU$28
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Detail of front of wrapper - WINBARAKU and the myth of Jarapiri. (mountford4bp 150/229 MOUN04)
Mountford, Charles P. WINBARAKU - and the Myth of Jarapiri. BNo. 67-16095. First Edition, 1968. Pp: xix, 116; 235mm x 155mm; 0.50kg. 7 col, 58 b/w, 9 fig, 3 maps. Acknowledgments, introduction, summary, bibliography, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. (minor chipping on one edge of dw). Rigby Limited, Adelaide, 1968. (This book is the result of research carried out by the author on his 1960 journey into the north-west of Central Australia along the totemic route of the Jarapiri. It deals with the lands of the Ngalia and Walbiri tribes, how these tribes gain a livelihood in that harsh and unfriendly land, and the beliefs that explain the origin of the country in which they live. The book contains colour illustrations of body decorations of Jarapiri myth) (Keywords: Anthropology, central Australia, Aboriginal, Jarapiri, Ngalia, Walbiri, beliefs).
Book Code: R239 AU$145
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Detail of front of wrap - ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS - First Nations of an Ancient Continent. (mueckep 140/200 MUEC1)
Muecke, Stephen & Adam Shoemaker. ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS. First Nations of an Ancient Continent. BNo. 0-500-30114-X. First Edition (UK), 2004 (pb). Pp: 128; 180mm x 125mm; 0.25kg. more than 120 col, b/w & fig, 1 map. Further reading, list of illustrations, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Thames and Hudson, London, 2004. (This publication illustrates the social and cultural history of the Aboriginal Australians, from their origins to the present day. It explores the spiritual beliefs and Dreamings of the indigenous people, their complex social structures and relationship with the land, and their struggle to survive the trials ofcolonisation and forced assimilation) (Keywords: Social and cultural history, social structures, Australia, Aboriginal, Dreamings, spiritual beliefs, colonisation).
Book Code: S078 AU$15
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Detail of wrapper - THE PREHISTORY OF AUSTRALIA. (mulvaney07p 150/204 MULV07)
Mulvaney, D.J. THE PREHISTORY OF AUSTRALIA. Dr Glyn Daniel (general editor). BNo. 500-02062-0. First Edition, 1969 Pp: 276; 200mm x 150mm; 0.70kg. 81 b/w, 27 fig, 11 maps. Introduction, chronological table, bibliography, source, notes, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. (minor fading on turnover of dw). Thames and Hudson, London, 1969. (The author traces the ways in which Aboriginal society developed as it responded to new challenges, and describes the differing life styles of communities all over the continent) (Keywords: Anthropology, Australia, Aboriginal).
Book Code: N768 AU$35
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Detail of front of wrapper - THE ABORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF BALDWIN SPENCER (mulvaney2p 150/205 MULV20)
Mulvaney, John & Geoffrey Walker. THE ABORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF BALDWIN SPENCER. Geoffrey Walker (selections) and Ron Vanderwal (editor). BNo. 0-670-90017-6. New Edition, 1987 (1982). Pp: xii, 185; 285mm x 250mm; 1.62kg. 110 b/w, 2 maps. Introduction, conversions, editor's foreword, bibliography. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. (slightly faded on edges and sto of dw). Penguin Books Australia, Ringwood, 1987. (Walter Baldwin Spencer's Aboriginal photographs, taken on expeditions in central and northern Australia between 1894 and 1927, illuminated for his contemporaries the hitherto sketchy understanding of Aboriginal life in Australia) (Keywords: Ethnology, Australia, Aboriginal, Aranda, Arabana, Oknirabata, Engwura, Tjitjingalla corroboree, Kaititja, Tjingili).
Book Code: S286 AU$480
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Oldfield, Augustus & M. Helen Henderson (editor & introduction). ON THE ABORIGINES OF AUSTRALIA. Originally published in the Transactions of the Ethnological Society of London, 1865. BNo.0-85905 359-8. Reprint Edition, 2006 (1861). Pp: lviii, 74; 215mm x 140mm; 0.30kg. 2 maps. Introduction, references, introduction, subsistence, language. A very good hardback copy. Cvr: vg. Hesperian Press, Victoria Park, Western Australia, 2006. (Augustus Oldfield was an important collector of Australian plants for scientific purposes. He chiefly used the Watchandie people to assist him in his botanical endeavours in the Port Gregory/lower Murchison River area of Western Australia and he has drawn many example from his observations of these people) (Keywords: Social anthropology, language, customs and traditions, Western Australia, Aboriginal).
Book Code: T352 AU$50
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Detail of front of wrap - THE LAST OF THE NOMADS - The Warri and Yatungka. (peasley01p 150/218 PEAS01)
Peasley, W.J. THE LAST OF THE NOMADS. The Warri and Yatungka. BNo. 0-909144-73-7. Reprint Edition, 1983 (1983) (pb). Pp: (xii), 121; 215mm x 145mm; 0.30kg. 34 b/w, 3 maps. Acknowledgments, introduction, prologue. A good paperback copy. Wrp: g. Fremantle Arts Centre Press, Fremantle, Western Australia, 1983. (This book is the story of the last of the Mandildjara people to remain in their 'country' - the Western Gibson Desert region of Western Australia) (Keywords: Anthropology, Australia, Aboriginal, Western Australia, Mandildjara).
Book Code: N326 AU$18
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Detail of front of wrap - THE TASMANIAN ABORIGINES - Introduction and outline (plomley01p 150/209 PLOM01)
Plomley, Brian. THE TASMANIAN ABORIGINES. Introduction and outline. BNo. 0-7246-4135-1. Revised Edition, 1993 (1977) (pb). Pp: xii, 107; 210mm x 150mm; 0.17kg. 24 b/w, 7 fig, 2 tab, 2 maps. Introduction, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. The Plomley Foundation, Hobart, 1993. (This book provides an outline to the cultural history of the Tasmanian Aboriginal, covering daily life, food, technology, religious beliefs, language and much more) (Keywords: Anthropology, cultural history, sociology, Australia, Aboriginal, Tasmania).
Book Code: U306 AU$23
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Rose, Ronald. LIVING MAGIC. The realities underlying the psychical practices and beliefs of Australian Aborigines. BNo. 56-19878. First Edition (USA) 1956. Pp: 240; 210mm x 140mm; 0.56kg. 10 b/w(pl). Foreword, acknowledgments, introduction, appendices A & B. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. (chipped dw with minor tear). Rand McNally & Company, New York, 1956. (The author carried out a detailed investigation of totem dogs, 'psychic' cures and inquests, and the protective powers of red ochre and 'clever-stones'. He discusses the savage appeal of primitive magic, the training of prospective Aboriginal doctors, and the role of women in magic in central Australia) (Keywords: Anthropology, Australia, Aboriginal, Hermannsburg, Central).
Book Code: T233 AU$75
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Detail of front of wrapper - DAISY BATES (salter01p 150/223 SALT01)
Salter, Elizabeth. DAISY BATES. A biography of a remarkable Victorian woman. BNo. 73-175277. First Edition (USA), 1972. Pp: xix, 266; 210mm x 140mm; 0.62kg. 31 b/w, 1 map. Introduction, selected bibliography, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Coward, McCann & Geoghegan Inc, New York, 1972. (This book is the biography of the legendary Daisy Bates, a journalist and self-taught anthropologist who defied the conventions of her day by living in the bush with the Australian Aborigine) (Keywords: Sociology, anthropology, pioneering, Australia, Aboriginal).
Book Code: N797 SOLD - now out of stock AU$18
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Detail of front of wrapper - DAISY BATES (salter01ap 150/234 SALT01a)
Salter, Elizabeth. DAISY BATES. The Great White Queen of the Never Never. BNo.0-207-12271-7. First Edition, 1972. Pp: xix, 266; 215mm x 140mm; 0.55kg. 31 b/w, 1 map. Introduction, selected bibliography, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: g. (minor wear & tear on wrp). Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1971. (This book is the biography of the legendary Daisy Bates, a journalist and self-taught anthropologist who defied the conventions of her day by living in the bush with the Australian Aborigine) (Keywords: Sociology, anthropology, pioneering, Australia, Aboriginal).
Book Code: T418 AU$20
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