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The Tiwi of North Australia by C. W. M. Hart and Arnold R. Pilling is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Tiwi of North Australia about?

Introduction: the Australian aborigines. The first men in Australia -- Australian culture when the white men came -- Tiwi marriage. Cultural isolation -- The tribe and the bands -- The household -- Marriage by betrothal -- Widow remarriage -- Naming rules -- Levirate, sororate, and cross-cousin marriage -- “Disputed” wives -- The household : an overview -- Life in the bush. Organization : band and household -- Daily activities -- Joint activities -- Making things -- The prestige and influence system. The beginning of Tiwi careers -- A very successful elder : Ki-in-kumi -- The establishments of malau -- The politics of widow remarriage -- The politics of bestowal -- The collective life. Legal affairs -- Religious activities -- Friend and foe (1600-1928). Hostility toward outsiders (1600-1900) -- The beginning of friendly contact (1900-1928) -- The Tiwi today. Changes since 1930 -- Marriage arrangements -- Residence patterns -- Patriliny to matriliny -- Tiwi and the Australian nation.

Author

C. W. M. Hart and Arnold R. Pilling

Publisher

New York, Holt

Published

1960

Language

EN

Subjects

Sociology, History, Humanities