Contributions to the Ethnography of the Australians

The Anthropological Society of Vienna has, in earlier issues, included some of my contributions, in which I have provided information about the natives of Australia, and which deal with sociology, language, initiation ceremonies and vendettas. In this article at hand I will provide a short outline o...

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1. Verfasser:	R. H. Mathews
Format:	Buchkapitel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anatomy Anthropology Applied anthropology Applied sciences Bark Behavioral sciences Biological sciences Biology Boats Boomerangs Botany Canoes Ceremonies Cultural anthropology Cultural customs Dendrology Engineering Ethnography Ethnology Extremities Hand weapons Hands Plant morphology Plant vegetation Polearms Rafts Rituals Spears Technology Throwing sticks Transportation Trees Upper extremity Vehicles Watercraft Weapons
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Zusammenfassung:	The Anthropological Society of Vienna has, in earlier issues, included some of my contributions, in which I have provided information about the natives of Australia, and which deal with sociology, language, initiation ceremonies and vendettas. In this article at hand I will provide a short outline of some particular mutilations, as well as other customs, including piercing of the nasal septum; extraction of teeth; amputation of fingers; mumbirbirri or scarification design; and dried hands as amulets. Further, I will deal with canoes and rafts, then give an account of dwellings, weapons, utensils, clothing, games, fire-making and other customs of daily