{"product_id":"native-tribes-of-the-northern-territory-of-australia-paperback-9781108020459","title":"Native Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108020459","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNative Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first ethnographic survey of thirteen tribes from the Northern Territories of Australia, first published in 1914.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBaldwin Spencer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108020459, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 September 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e706 pages, 91 b\/w illus.  8 colour illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.9 cm, 0.88 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSir Walter Baldwin Spencer (1860–1929) was a British Australian biologist and anthropologist, best known for his work amongst the indigenous Aboriginal tribes of Australia. After graduating from Exeter College, Oxford in 1884 Spencer was elected a fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford in 1886 before being appointed the Professor of Biology at the University of Melbourne. In 1911 Spencer was appointed Special Commissioner for Aborigines and undertook fieldwork in the Northern Territories between 1911–1912. This volume, first published in 1914, is the result of his fieldwork. Spencer describes in detail the social customs, kinship structures, marriage ceremonies and religious beliefs of thirteen tribes he encountered in the Northern Territories. Spencer also compares differences and similarities in the religious and social structures of different tribes and includes copious illustrations of religious and political monuments. This volume was the first ethnography of these tribes and provides valuable insights into these societies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Social organisation and marriage regulations\u003cbr\u003e 3. Initiation ceremonies\u003cbr\u003e 4. Totemic systems and totem groups\u003cbr\u003e 5. Sacred sticks, bull-roarers, and ceremonial objects\u003cbr\u003e 6. Burial and mourning ceremonies\u003cbr\u003e 7. Magic and medicine\u003cbr\u003e 8. Beliefs in regard to the origin of children\u003cbr\u003e 9. Traditions concerning Imberombera, the Great Ancestor, and also other ancestors of the Kakadu nation\u003cbr\u003e 10. Various traditions, customs, and beliefs\u003cbr\u003e 11. Food restrictions\u003cbr\u003e 12. Weapons and implements\u003cbr\u003e 13. Clothing and ornament\u003cbr\u003e 14. Decorative art\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Glossary of native terms\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265951748376,"sku":"9781108020459","price":55.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108020459i_e5579180-9c1d-4781-80a9-618bcd016d83.jpg?v=1694869614","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/native-tribes-of-the-northern-territory-of-australia-paperback-9781108020459","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}