Overview

Aboriginal people of New South Wales carved trees as a form of visual communication for thousands of years. These elaborate designs carved into the sapwood and heartwood of trees once a section of external bark was removed - were meant to last. Sadly, after European colonisation, the practice was abandoned and the original meanings lost. First published in 1918, this 2011 facsimile edition has a new cover, half-title page and reduced size map. Published by Sydney University Press in conjunction with the State Library of NSW.

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Author:   R. Jnr Etheridge
Publisher:   Sydney University Press
Imprint:   Sydney University Press
Edition:   Exact reproduction of content and format of a previous edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   0.995kg
ISBN:  

9781920899769

ISBN 10:   1920899766
Pages:   98
Publication Date:   01 December 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part 1: general remarks 1. Introduction 2. Brief history 3. Classification 4. Terminology 5. Method of production Part 2: taphoglyphs (inhumation, 'carved-trees' or grave indicators) 1. Object of taphoglyphs 2. Non-decorative 3. How prepared 4. Sites - how situated 5. Number of taphoglyphs to an interment 6. Position in relation to individual graves 7. No trace of tree-worship 8. Not connected with worship of the dead 9. Designs portrayed and compared 10. Comparison of motive with that of weapons and implements 11. Meaning of the designs on glyphs 12. Antiquity 13. Distribution 14. Remarks on distribution Part 3: teleteglyphs or bora-trees 1. Object of teleteglyphs 2. Mode of preparation and size 3. Sites 4. Number to a site 5. Positions at a site 6. Designs portrayed 7. Explanation of motive 8. Distribution 9. Remarks on distribution Part 4: Melville and Bathurst Islands burial posts Part 5: possible sources of the culture Appendices 1. Kruben and Koen 2. Supposed traces of agriculture 3. Stone structures Addenda Tasmania Taphoglyphs Teleteglyphs Plates

Reviews

'Sydney University and the State Library are to be commended on reprinting this volume. It makes accessible an important and beautiful aspect of Aboriginal culture that has been mostly lost and, until now, largely forgotten.' -- Jeannette Hope * Australian Archaeology *

Author Information

Robert Etheridge, Jr. (1847-1920) was a British palaeontologist and curator of the Australian Museum from 1895-1919.

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