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Yiwara

foragers of the Australian desert

By Richard A. Gould

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Publish Date

1969

Publisher

Collins

Language

eng

Pages

240

Description:

subjectsEthnology,  Aboriginal Australians,  Nyanganyatjara / Nangadadjara language (A17) (WA SH51-04),  Nyanganyatjara / Nangadadjara people (A17) (WA SH51-04),  Pintupi language (C10) (NT SF52-11),  Pintupi people (C10) (NT SF52-11),  Pitjantjatjara language (C6) (NT SG52-11),  Pitjantjatjara people (C6) (NT SG52-11),  Art - Body art,  Art - Rock art - Engraving,  Food - Preparation,  Art - Rock art - Painting,  Art - Art motifs - Hunting and weapon,  Religion - Rites - Ceremonial objects - Boards,  Religion - Rites - Ceremonial objects - Stones,  Initiation - Circumcision,  Religion - Rites - Increase,  Religions - Christianity - Missions,  Religions - Christianity - Missionaries,  Magic and sorcery - Clever people,  Communications - Nonverbal - Sign language and gestures,  Gender relations - Division of labour,  Stories and motifs - Emu,  Hunting - Birds - Emus,  Settlement and contacts - Explorers,  Technology - Fire - Fire making,  Environment - Land management - Fire,  Food - Sociocultural aspects - Sharing,  Gathering,  Health - Physiology and diseases,  Human biology - Physiological adaptation,  Hunting - Kangaroo / Wallaby,  Food - Meat - Kangaroo / Wallaby,  Hunting - Lizard / goanna,  Stories and motifs - Lizards / goannas,  Gender relations - Polygamy,  Mining industry - Copper,  Food - Preparation - Cooking - Plants,  Religion - Totemism,  Sites - Stone arrangements,  Initiation - Subincision,  Material culture - Bark objects,  Technology - Stone - Flakes,  Technology - Stone - Grindstones,  Technology - Stone - Percussion and abrading,  Technology - Wood - Fire sticks,  Hunting, gathering and fishing - Tracking,  Language - Vocabulary - Animal names,  Language - Vocabulary - Environment and natural phenomena,  Language - Vocabulary - Language and peoples names,  Language - Vocabulary - Plant names,  Weapons - Spears - Throwing,  Weapons - Spearthrowers - Making,  Weapons - Throwing sticks,  Warburton Range Mission (W.A.)

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