Andrew Lang to Howitt 1 December
Transcription - Page 4
Alleyne House
St Andrews
Scotland
Given male local groups
(Darwin's theory): to
jealousy of the patriarch,
forbidding of young males,
the females of the
group, produces an
exogamous tendency. All
totem names to the
groups, and totem beliefs
and the totem name
becomes exogamous
limit. Each local
totem group, however,
by capture and female
descent, now consists
Document Details
Date
1903 - 1902
Letter From
Lang, Andrew
Letter To
Howitt, Mr Alfred William
Author
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Country
Scotland
Colony/State
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Holding Institution
Museums Victoria
Collection Name
Alfred W. Howitt Collection
Registration Number
XM 225
Medium
Letter
Region
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Locality
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Summary
Content relates to a discussion of the theory of totemic development and social organisation of Aboriginal groups of Australia. Note that the year the letter was written is probably 1902: on A.W. Howitt's transcription of the letter (XM 432), he makes a note that he acknowledged the letter on '2/3/03'.
Physical Description
Letter, handwritten in ink. Two sheets, eight pages. Dated 1 Dec only. On letterhead: Alleyne House, St Andrews, Scotland. Condition: good.