Material culture of the North Wellesley Islands
An edition of Material culture of the North Wellesley Islands (2010)
By Paul Memmott
Publish Date
2010
Publisher
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, University of Queensland
Language
eng
Pages
136
Description:
Provides an ethnographic description of the material culture traditionally employed by the Aboriginal people of the North Wellesley Islands in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria.
subjects: Lardil (Australian people), Material culture, Social life and customs, Habitation - Camps, Housing - Shelters - Bark, Language - Vocabulary - Animal names, Fishing, Food - Preparation - Cooking, Environment - Land management - Fire, Weapons, Costume and clothing, Dance, Ceremonies - Initiation, Body - Decoration, Death - Mortuary customs, Material culture - String and rope making, Technology - Wood, Hunting - Dugong, Lardil people (G38) (Qld SE54-01), Lardil language (G38) (Qld SE54-01)