Native Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia

Native Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia
by Baldwin Spencer

This is a comprehensive ethnography of the Australian Aborigines of Northern Australia, particularly the group known as the Kakadu, and the tribes of Melville Island. This is one of about half a dozen ethnographies written before the destruction of the Australian traditional cultures. This book is well written and, for the most part, presented from a non-ethnocentric (non-judgemental) point of view, which sets it apart from most of the other available public domain material on this topic. As far as material on the traditions of these tribes, this is the only source text which we will ever have. Shortly after this was written, the traditional life of these tribes was devastated by the impact of European culture. This is a priceless record of a vanished stone-age civilization.

Table Of Contains...

01. Social Organisation and Marriage Regulations
02. Initiation Ceremonies
03. Totemic Systems and Totem Groups
04. Sacred Sticks, Bull-Roarers, and Ceremonial Objects
05. Burial and Mourning Ceremonies
06. Magic and Medicine
07. Beliefs in Regard to the Origin of Children
08. Traditions Concerning Imberombera, The Great Ancestor, And Also Other Ancestors Of The Kakadu Nation
09. Various Traditions, Customs and Beliefs
10. Food Restrictions
11. Weapons and Implements
12. Clothing and Ornament
13. Decorative Art

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