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[Letter from William Dugald Campbell c/o Institute of Surveyors, NSW, to the The Secretary, The Museum, Perth, WA]

Record no:

1558

Call no:

A13-73-1-78

Author:

Campbell, W. D. (William Dugald) ; Glauert, Ludwig, 1879-1963

Year:

[?]

Description:

1 p.

Subject:

Australian Aborigines - Material culture;
Australian Aborigines - Ethnography;
Australian Aborigines - Implements;

Notes:

PDF available for WAM staff only.
See: File A13-73-1 Anthropology - Aboriginal cultural materials
SeeAlso: A13-73-1-76
SeeAlso: A13-73-1-77

Type:

Archives

Abstract:

Campbell is acknowleding the details provided to him by Glauert in earlier correspondence. This is likely to be Glauert's letter of 29 March but it is not specified.
Campbell states that what is called a 'Woggara' in WA is used for both fighting and sport.

Campbell claims that in NSW and Victoria it is thrown using an underhand motion while in WA an overhand motion is used.

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