Aldridge to Howitt 26 November 1902
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People
Places
Document Details
Date
26-Nov-02
Letter From
Aldridge, Harry Edgar
Letter To
Howitt, Mr Alfred William
Author
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Country
Australia
Colony/State
Queensland
Holding Institution
Museums Victoria
Collection Name
Alfred W. Howitt Collection
Registration Number
XM 8
Medium
Letter
Region
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Locality
Maryborough
Summary
Content details totems and food restrictions and the 'Bunya feast' relating to groups from and around Maryborough, Queensland. Letter discusses totems and what animals can never be eaten. H. Aldridge knows of no example of deliberate human sacrifice and includes T. Petrie to support this argument.
Physical Description
Letter, handwritten. Two sheets, two pages. Vertical pencilled line. Good condition.
