Author: Aiston, George; Horne, George; Welch, David M. (editor); Rowlands, Don (contributor).
Title: Savage Life in Central Australia [Australian Aboriginal Culture Series].
Description: Virginia, NT David M. Welch, 2009 . Revised, enhanced ed. Paperback large octavo, as new condition, colour & black & white text-photos, maps, few text-figures, minimal edgewear 232 pp. Revised & enhanced edition (with additional text and photos). This fascinating book by George Aiston and George Horne details life among the Dieri and Wangkangurru (Wonkonguru) people east of Lake Eyre, South Australia. The author resided there from 1912. This revised edition contains previously unpublished photos by Aiston, additional articles, and updated information. Wangkangurru still living in the region show their bush foods, significant sites, and detail the story of Thutirla-Pula (Two Boys Dreaming) and the creation of mikiris (waterholes). (No 7 in the Australian Aboriginal Culture Series. Originally published, 1924.). ISBN: 9780977503575

Keywords: aborigines, indigenous, art, australian history, anthropology, south australia, lake eyre 9780977503575


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