The Australian aboriginal

by Herbert Basedow

CONTENTS

Chapter		Page
I	Introduction to an Australian Tribe	[1]
II	Racial Characteristics	[5]
III	The Breast and Abdomen	[18]
IV	The Face and its Skeleton	[22]
V	The Mouth	[31]
VI	The Skull and Brain	[34]
VII	Colour of Aboriginal’s Skin	[40]
VIII	The Hair	[46]
IX	Likely Origin of the Australian Aboriginal	[52]
X	An Aboriginal’s Birth	[61]
XI	Childhood	[69]
XII	The Day’s March	[91]
XIII	Camp Life	[100]
XIV	Hunting	[120]
XV	Vegetable Diet	[148]
XVI	Beverages	[153]
XVII	Pitjuri	[155]
XVIII	Navigation	[158]
XIX	Duels	[165]
XX	Warfare	[183]
XXI	Spears	[190]
XXII	Spear-throwers	[199]
XXIII	Burial and Mourning Customs	[203]
XXIV	Tribal Organizations	[216]
XXV	Tribal Administration	[225]
XXVI	Initiation	[230]
XXVII	Religious Ideas	[257]
XXVIII	Aboriginal Art	[297]
XXIX	Stone Implements	[359]
XXX	Music and Dance	[371]
XXXI	Language	[386]