Sketch of the Aborigines of South Australia Their Manners, Customs & Ceremonies &c. with Thirty Illu...
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]
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Full title
Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1855
Call Numbers
A 1447
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Physical Description
Contents
1 volume - 0.01 Meters
Textual Records - (manuscript)
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 2151 (A 1447)
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
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
Orn...
Alternative Titles
Full title
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]
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
There are no illustrations for the plates described in this work.
Signature / Inscriptions
Dedication on title page, "... to his affectionate Uncle Joseph Irons."
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Angus & Robertson, Jan. 1920
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
A 1447
Record Identifier
nvg8xEQ1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nvg8xEQ1
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Reference code
430677
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