The Native Tribes of South East Australia handwritten
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Document Details
Date
1908 - 1904
Letter From
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Letter To
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Author
Howitt, Mr Alfred William
Country
Australia
Colony/State
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Holding Institution
Museums Victoria
Collection Name
Alfred W. Howitt Collection
Registration Number
XM 450
Medium
Notes
Region
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Locality
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Summary
Content relates to marriage rules and social organisation of a number of groups in Southeast Australia. Contains a refutation by Howitt of Mr Thomas' criticism of Howitt's view on group marriage and other related subjects, and includes discussion of 'noa (marriageable) and pirrauru (group marriage)'; and noa restrictions upon marriage.
Physical Description
Notes, largely handwritten in ink, undated. 31 sheets, 39 pages. Some in pencil with ink corrections. Annotations and corrections throughout. Mixture of foolscap sheets and slips of paper. Loose sheet inscribed 'Letter up to p7'; 'Index of contents'; followed by 'The Native Tribes of South Australia', by A.W. Howitt. D.Sc. Condition: fair.
