A L P Cameron to Howitt 26 December 1903
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Document Details
Date
20-Dec-03
Letter From
Cameron, A L P
Letter To
Howitt, Mr Alfred William
Author
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Country
Australia
Colony/State
New South Wales
Holding Institution
Museums Victoria
Collection Name
Alfred W. Howitt Collection
Registration Number
XM 123
Medium
Letter
Region
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Locality
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Summary
Content relates to groups from Queensland and New South Wales and discusses food restrictions, totem restrictions and marriage rules. A.L.P. Cameron begins discussion 'My experience is that among the Wonghibon tribe which I regard as a branch of the Wiradhuri (sic) a man would not kill or eat his totem'.
Physical Description
Letter, handwritten in ink. Two quarto sheets, three pages. Condition: fragile; brittle paper.
