Benson 1 December 1907
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Document Details
Date
1-Dec-07
Letter From
Benson, Miss May
Letter To
Howitt, Mr Alfred William
Author
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Country
Australia
Colony/State
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Holding Institution
Museums Victoria
Collection Name
Alfred W. Howitt Collection
Registration Number
XM 42
Medium
Notes
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Locality
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Summary
Reply from Miss Benson. Content relates to an unrecorded group and includes a list of forty two totems with their English equivalent and a table of marriage laws given. Creation stories of 'Boomberrah' and 'Margoolah' discussed.
Physical Description
Notes and tables, handwritten and hand drawn. Eight sheets, nine pages. Good condition.