Aboriginal Bark Canoes Of The Murray Valley
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Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
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A landmark study in Australian anthropology, Aboriginal Bark Canoes of the Murray Valley presents a meticulous and authoritative examination of one of the most ingenious watercraft traditions in Indigenous Australian culture. Written by Robert Edwards, then Curator of Anthropology at the South Australian Museum, this work documents the design, construction, and cultural significance of bark canoes crafted and used by Aboriginal peoples along the Murray River system — one of Australia's most vital and storied waterways. Edwards brings scholarly rigour and fieldwork expertise to bear on a subject too long overlooked in mainstream histories, illuminating the sophisticated technological knowledge and deep environmental understanding embedded in these seemingly simple vessels. The work argues for recognition of Aboriginal material culture as a rich and complex tradition, situating the bark canoe within broader networks of trade, movement, and ceremony along the Murray Valley. For historians, anthropologists, and anyone drawn to the deeper currents of Australia's First Peoples' heritage, this volume raises questions about what we truly know — and what has been lost.
Author: Robert Edwards
Format: Hardback
Published: 1972, Rigby (Published for the South Australian Museum)
Genre: Anthropology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
A landmark study in Australian anthropology, Aboriginal Bark Canoes of the Murray Valley presents a meticulous and authoritative examination of one of the most ingenious watercraft traditions in Indigenous Australian culture. Written by Robert Edwards, then Curator of Anthropology at the South Australian Museum, this work documents the design, construction, and cultural significance of bark canoes crafted and used by Aboriginal peoples along the Murray River system — one of Australia's most vital and storied waterways. Edwards brings scholarly rigour and fieldwork expertise to bear on a subject too long overlooked in mainstream histories, illuminating the sophisticated technological knowledge and deep environmental understanding embedded in these seemingly simple vessels. The work argues for recognition of Aboriginal material culture as a rich and complex tradition, situating the bark canoe within broader networks of trade, movement, and ceremony along the Murray Valley. For historians, anthropologists, and anyone drawn to the deeper currents of Australia's First Peoples' heritage, this volume raises questions about what we truly know — and what has been lost.