Culture in Translation
The anthropological legacy of R. H. Mathews
Table of Contents
Preliminary Pages
Acknowledgements
Preface
Note on Text
Names of Aboriginal Groups and Languages
Abbreviations
Introducing R. H. Mathews
‘Birrarak is the name given to me by the natives’
Part 1. Rock Art and Daily Life
Introduction
Contributions to the Ethnography of the Australians
Mutilations and other customs of Australian natives; their dwellings, utensils, and daily life
Piercing of the nasal septum
Extraction of teeth
Amputation of phalanges
Mumbirbirri or scar drawing
Dried hands as amulets
Canoes
Rafts
Camps and dwellings
Body painting
Corroborees
Games and entertainment
Weapons
Utensils
Fire-making
Cooking
Clothing and adornments
Trading
Rock Carvings and Paintings by the Australian Aborigines
Discussion
Plan of some Drawings carved or painted on Rock by the Natives of New South Wales, Australia
Part 2. Kinship and Marriage
Introduction
Social Organisation of Some Australian Tribes
Remarks on the Natives of Australia
Introduction
Sociology of the Ngunnhalgu, Mailpurlgu and Maraura Tribes
Sociology of some Queensland Tribes
Gurē or Revenge Expedition
The Natives of Australia
Part 3. Mythology
Introduction
Some Mythology of the Gundungurra Tribe, New South Wales
A Giant in a Cave—An Australian Legend
Australian Folk-Tales
The Wareengarry and Karambal
The Hereafter
Part 4. Language
Introduction
The Wailwan Language
Orthography
Nouns
Adjectives
Pronouns
Verbs
Adverbs
Prepositions
Conclusion
Appendix
The Tyattyalla Language
Vocabulary
Language of the Kūrnū Tribe, New South Wales
Kūrnū grammar
Orthography
Articles
Nouns
Adjectives
Pronouns
Verbs
Adverbs
Prepositions
Part 5. Ceremony
Introduction
The Mŭltyerra Initiation Ceremony
Initiation Ceremony of the Birdhawal Tribe
The Bundandaba Ceremony of Initiation in Queensland
Part 6. Correspondence
Introduction
Letters to E. S. Hartland
Letters to R. H. Mathews
Letter from R. H. Mathews to Moritz von Leonhardi
RHM Bibliography