Wiradjuri medicine men
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Document Details
Date
1904 - 1880
Letter From
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Letter To
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Author
Howitt, Mr Alfred William
Country
Australia
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Holding Institution
Museums Victoria
Collection Name
Alfred W. Howitt Collection
Registration Number
XM 696
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Notes
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Summary
Content relates to the Wiradjuri. Stories from a cultural informant, Murri-kangaroo, related to medicine men (wizards) and to ceremonies including the Burbung. Draft notes for text in Howitt's 'Native Tribes of South-East Australia', 1904, esp. pp.405-408. Include references to use of 'Wiralgang' (quartz crystals).
Physical Description
Draft notes, handwritten in ink, undated. Five sheets, five pages. Condition: good.
