Australasia, Vol. 1, Australia and New Zealand

Resource Information

The work Australasia, Vol. 1, Australia and New Zealand represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Australasia, Vol. 1, Australia and New Zealand

Title number

Vol. 1

Title part

Australia and New Zealand

Statement of responsibility

Alfred R. Wallace

Creator

• Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913

Subject

• Australia -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1900
• Ceremonies - Initiation
• Ceremonies - Marriage
• Dance - Recreational - Corroboree
• Death - Mortuary / funeral ceremonies
• Housing - Shelters
• Human biology - Physical anthropology
• Hunting, gathering and fishing
• Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs
• Social organisation - Clans
• Technology - Stone
• Weapons - Boomerangs
• Weapons - Clubs and fighting sticks
• Weapons - Spears
• Weapons - Throwing sticks
• Settlement and contacts - Explorers - European

Genre

• Early works to 1900

Language

eng

Summary

Map showing explorers routes for Oxley, Hume, Mitchell, Eyre, Sturt, Kennedy, Leichardt, Giles, Gregory, A.S., Gregory, F.T., Stuart, Warburton, Forrest, A, Forrest, J, Burke and Wills ; Chap.5 - Australian Aborigines - very general origin, physical characteristics, ceremonies

Additional physical form

Also available electronically at Internet Archive: http://www.archive.org/details/texts (scanned by Google Books)

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Stanford's compendium of geography and travel.