Sketch of the Aborigines of South Australia Their Manners, Customs & Ceremonies &c. with Thirty Illustrations taken upon the spot by W.A. Cawthorne of Adelaide, South Australia, [ca. 1855]

A 1447

fonds

ca. 1855

430677

Microfilm : CY 2151 (A 1447)

0.01 metres of textual material (1 vol.)

Introduction
Chapter I
Introductory remarks - Physical appearance - Government - First ten plates
Chapter II
Playthings - Plays - "Corrobberees" [i.e. corroborees] or dances &c. [description of Plates XI & XII]
Chapter III
Domestic Implements &c. - Food - Hunting - Clothing - Habitations [Plates XIII to XVII]
Chapter IV
Ornaments, Ceremonies - The three Stages - Circumcision [Plates XVIII & XIX]
Chapter V
Religion - Sepulture [i.e. Sepulchre] - Mourning - Marriage - Superstitions
Native Terms used in this little work with their signification [3 pages]

There are no illustrations for the plates described in this work.

Dedication on title page, "... to his affectionate Uncle Joseph Irons."