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MS. Eng. c. 7866

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Title

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MS. Eng. c. 7866

Summary

Comprises:

Photocopies of chapter on the religious life of western desert nomads from unidentified publication; chapters 'The Churinga or Bull Roarers of the Arunta and other tribes' and 'Traditions dealing with the origin of the Alcheringa ancestors of the Arunta tribe and with particular customs' from Native Tribes of Central Australia; and paper 'Anthropology and the Aborginal Land Rights Act in Northern Australia' by Robert Layton from Social Anthropology in Development Policy, edited by Alan Rew and Ralph Grillo.

Map of Western Australia, [c.1983-1984]

Pamphlet The Significance of Ayers Rock for Aborigines by Territory Parks and Wildlife Commission, Feb. 1979

Paper 'A note on Kurdungurlu' by David Nash, Feb. 1980

Photocopies of part of pp. 138-139 of unidentified work on Aboriginal travel, trade, bartering and weaponry; chapter 'Initiation in the Bard tribe, North-west Australia' [from work?] by A.P Elkin; chapters on Australian Aboriginal music from unidentified publication; article 'Dante's firm foot and the journey without a guide' by John Freccero from Harvard Theological Review; chapter 'Classification of sounds in Pitjantjatara-speaking areas' by C.J. Ellis, A.M. Ellis, M. Tur and A. McCardell from unidentified publication; chapters on Aboriginal music and songs from unidentified publication; and paper 'The Role of the ethnomusicologist in the study of Andagarinja women's ceremonies' by Catherine J. Ellis.

Date

n.d.

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box

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Collection contents

Archive of (Charles) Bruce Chatwin

Papers concerning The Songlines

Research material and notes for The Songlines

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