Emu Custom Narrinyeri
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This document contains references to the following people, places, and cultural groups
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Document Details
Date
1908 - 1880
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Holding Institution
Museums Victoria
Collection Name
Alfred W. Howitt Collection
Registration Number
XM 482
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Notes
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Summary
Detailed description of activities following the killing and cooking of an Emu. Content relates to the Narrinyeri. Annotation states: 'Does this not point to an ancient Emu class division now forgotten by the Narrinyeri'. Unidentified author.
Physical Description
Notes, handwritten in ink, undated. One foolscap sheet, one page. Pencilled annotation bottom right corner. Initials [not deciphered] at foot of page. Condition: pieces torn from top and bottom left corners of sheet; tattered left edge.
