Field notebook
Transcription - Page 10
In arranged fights suppose
for killing my brother
all men collect and
their head man and
all Bunjil under the
headman. All spears
would be thrown until he
either was killed or headman
of defendant said
"enough".
If I ran off with my cousin
my father very shamed
+ her father also very shamed
young men of mine + of her
follow and bring her
back; would not hurt me
I think because it is the
fault of the woman to
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run off. Would beat the
woman with Kūjerŭng.
Wirrik - giri - young man
carries message. Headman
says get that mob and
take that mob to meet
us over there.
[Drawing of a hand]
Count up
down from
hand over
head
message = Baiara
Document Details
Date
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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 759
Medium
Notebook
Region
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Locality
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Summary
Belonging to A.W. Howitt. Anthropological notes, from front and back of notebook varied content including notes on language, social organisation and customs and legends. Discusses the Yarra Tribe and groups across eastern Victoria. Includes language notes and diagrams, kin terms, names of people along coast and Victorian group associations with localities. Notes on 'eaglehawk and bunjil'. Possibly information from Barak ''My name is Bairuk - grub of gum tree'. Illustrations of weapons and burial practices. Notes from Paterson's 'The History of New South Wales, from Its First Discovery to the Present Time.'
Physical Description
Notebook, black, hard-covered, entries in pencil. Condition: fragile; first section of pages weakly attached. No clasp.