Overview

R. H. Mathews (1841–1918) was an Australian-born surveyor and self-taught anthropologist. From 1893 until his death in 1918, he made it his mission to record all ‘new and interesting facts’ about Aboriginal Australia. Despite falling foul with some of the most powerful figures in British and Australian anthropology, Mathews publishe

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Author:   Martin Thomas ,  Martin Thomas
Publisher:   ANU Press
Imprint:   ANU Press
Edition:   illustrated edition
Volume:   15
ISBN:  

9781921313240

ISBN 10:   1921313242
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   01 September 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

  Preliminary Pages Acknowledgements Preface Note on Text Names of Aboriginal Groups and Languages Maps Abbreviations Introducing R. H. Mathews 'Birrarak is the name given to me by the natives' – Martin Thomas Part 1: Rock Art and Daily Life Introduction – Martin Thomas Contributions to the Ethnography of the Australians – R. H. Mathews Rock Carvings and Paintings by the Australian Aborigines – R. H. Mathews Plan of some Drawings carved or painted on Rock by the Natives of New South Wales, Australia – R. H. Mathews Part 2: Kinship and Marriage Introduction – Martin Thomas Social Organisation of Some Australian Tribes – R. H. Mathews Remarks on the Natives of Australia – R. H. Mathews The Natives of Australia – R. H. Mathews Part 3: Mythology Introduction – Martin Thomas Some Mythology of the Gundungurra Tribe, New South Wales – R. H. Mathews A Giant in a Cave—An Australian Legend – R. H. Mathews Australian Folk-Tales – R. H. Mathews The Wareengarry and Karambal – R. H. Mathews The Hereafter – R. H. Mathews Part 4: Language Introduction – Martin Thomas The Wailwan Language – R. H. Mathews Language of the Kurnu Tribe, New South Wales – R. H. Mathews Part 5: Ceremony Introduction – Martin Thomas The Mŭltyerra Initiation Ceremony – R. H. Mathews Initiation Ceremony of the Birdhawal Tribe – R. H. Mathews The Bundandaba Ceremony of Initiation in Queensland – R. H. Mathews Part 6: Correspondence Introduction – Martin Thomas Letters to E. S. Hartland – R. H. Mathews Letters to R. H. Mathews Letter to Moritz von Leonhardi – R. H. Mathews RHM Bibliography  

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