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Primitive man and his ways : patterns of life in some native societies
- Title
- Primitive man and his ways : patterns of life in some native societies / Kaj Birket-Smith ; translated from the Danish by Roy Duffell.
- Author
- Birket-Smith, Kaj, 1893-1977.
- Publication
- London : Odhams Press, 1960.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | GN400.B532 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 239 pages, 26 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits; 23 cm
- Summary
- Page 103-37 focusses on the social anthropology of the Lapp (Sami) people.
- Uniform Title
- Fjærne folk. English
- Alternative Title
- Fjærne folk.
- Subject
- Ethnology
- ethnology
- social anthropology
- Yuwaalaraay > Euahlayi > Yuwaaliyaay people (D27) (NSW SH55-07)
- Arrernte > Aranda people (C8) (NT SG53-02)
- Diyari > Dieri people (L17) (SA SH54-01)
- Kurnai > Gunai people (S68) (Vic SJ55)
- Ngarrindjeri > Narrinjeri people (S69) (SA SI54-13)
- Nyulnyul > Nyul Nyul people (K13) (WA SE51-02)
- Pitjantjatjara people (C6) (NT SG52-11)
- Worrorra people (K17) (WA SD51-16)
- Yuin people (S67) (NSW SI56-13)
- Animals > Mammals > Marsupials > Possums > Gliders > Cuscus
- Ceremonies - Cannibalism
- Religion > Rites > Increase
- Ceremonies > Initiation
- Magic and sorcery > Clever people
- Environment > Climate and weather > Climate change
- Costume and clothing > Cloaks and coats
- Death > Mourning
- Hunting > Birds > Emus
- Food > Sociocultural aspects > Avoidance
- Human biology > Physiological adaptation
- Hunting > Kangaroo > Wallaby
- Social organisation > Kinship > Marriage
- Social organisation > Avoidance rules > Avoidance relationships
- Social organisation > Kinship > Systems > Moieties
- Plants > Pituri
- Religion > Totemism
- Reproduction > Childbirth
- Reproduction > Conception
- Substance use > Pituri
- Technology > Bags
- Material culture > Fur and skin objects and decorations
- Technology > Stone
- Material culture > String and rope making
- Technology > Utensils
- Technology > Wood
- Trade and exchange > Trade routes
- Water supply
- Transport > Water > Canoes
- Weapons > Boomerangs > Making
- Ethnology
- Iwi taketake
- Lake Eyre (North West Central SA SH53-04, SH53-08)
- South East Cape York (Qld SD54, SD55)
- Northwest New South Wales (NW NSW SH54, SH55, SI54)
- Papua New Guinea (PNG)
- Arnhem Land (NT)
- Northern Territory Top End (NT)
- South Central Northern Territory (NT)
- West Kimberley area (WA SD51, SD52, SE51)
- South Australia > Central Australia (SA SG52, SG53)
- Cooper Creek (Qld Far West SG54, NE SA SH54)
- South East South Australia (SE SA SI54, SJ54)
- Diamantina River (Qld Far West SF54, SG54)
- South West Queensland (SW Qld SG54, SG55, SH54, SH55)
- Herbert River (NE Qld SE55-05, SE55-09)
- Northern New South Wales (N NSW SH55, SH56)
- Southwest New South Wales (SW NSW SI54, SI55)
- New South Wales South Coast (NSW S Coast SI56, SJ55)
- North West Victoria (NW Vic SI55)
- Western Victoria (W Vic)
- North West New South Wales (NW NSW SH54, SH55, SI54)
- Queensland South East Cape York (Qld SD54, SD55)
- Kati Thanda > Lake Eyre (NE SA SH53-04)
- Note
- Translation of Fjaerne folk.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Chapter 2 (p. 15-58) on the Australian Aborigines.
- LCCN
- 60004838
- OCLC
- ocm02564600
- 2564600
- SCSB-224084
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library