Commandant of Solitude
Download or Read eBook Commandant of Solitude PDF written by Collet Barker and published by Melbourne University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Collet Barker |
| Publisher | : Melbourne University Press |
| Total Pages | : 478 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| ISBN-10 | : IND:30000035541667 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Commandant of Solitude by : Collet Barker
Book excerpt: Diaries of Collet Barker; Raffles Bay region - race relations , traditional society, vocabulary and place names, Aborigines at Raffles Bay 1829; Aboriginal class divisions; massacre King George Sound region - Nyungar and Mineng people; race relations, traditional beliefs on creation, ghosts, snakes, star lore; birth; body scars; burial beliefs; ceremonial exchange; ceremonies; children; customs, manners; feuds; ceremonial role of women; fire stick hunting; fishing; food; hunting rights; initiation; kinship relations; marriage; name avoidance; property rights; rituals; spears; vocabulary; Mineng names of seasons; list of Nyungar people 1821-1835.
