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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Aborigines Africa ancient Andamaners appear Australian bark basalt beauty body bones called Cape Captain character charm civilized coal coast colony colour connexion continent corrobory dance dark Derwent described Diemen's Land Dravirian east English Europe European existence feet female fire Flinders Island granite greenstone Guinea hair head Hindoo Hobart Town Holland Hottentots human Illustrations Indian Isles kangaroo L. E. Threlkeld Labillardière language limestone Logan lubras Macquarie Macquarie Harbour manians Maori Max Müller Milligan Mount Nicholas Mount Wellington native Negro neighbours observed opossum origin Papuan Péron Port Dalrymple Port Phillip Queensland race recognised remarkable River rocks round sandstone savages says seen settlement side skin skull song South Australia South Wales southern spear stick stone story Tasmanians thick thought trees tribes Van Diemen's Land Victoria voyagers waddy Western woman women woolly word young Zealand
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