Daily Life and Origin of the TasmaniansFood, cannibalism, dress and ornament, songs and dances, weapons, carvings, shelters, rafts, nakedness and modesty of women, morals, marriage and treatment of wives, childhood; Government and leadership; Mortuary rites; Physical characteristics, beliefs, theories of origin; Small vocabulary and grammar. |
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