The Australian aboriginal

F. W. Preece and Sons

1925

xx, 422 p., 55 l. of pl.

Preface --1. Introduction to an Australian tribe --2. Racial characteristics --3. The breast and abdomen --4. The face and skeleton --5. The mouth --6. The skull and brain --7. Colour of Aboriginal's skin --8. The hair --9. Likely origin of the Australian Aboriginal --10. An Aboriginal's birth --11. Childhood --12. The day's march --13. Camp life --14. Hunting --15. Vegetable diet --16. Beverages --17. Pitjuri --18. Navigation --19. Duels --20. Warfare --21. Spears --22. Spear-throwers --23. Burial and mourning customs --24. Tribal organizations --25. Tribal administration --26. Initiation --27. Religious ideas --28. Aboriginal art --29. Stone implements --30. Music and dance --31. Language

Английский