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[Letter from Ludwig Glauert, the Keeper of Ethnology WA Museum to George Morison, discussing the appearance and use of a double headed axe in the southwest of Western Australia]

Record no:

1589

Author:

Glauert, Ludwig, 1879-1963 ; Morison, George Pitt, 1861-1946 ; Maiden, J. H. (Joseph Henry), 1859-1925

Year:

7 January 1917

Description:

2 p.

Subject:

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

Notes:

Glauert is replying to a letter from Morison of 29 December 1916 in which he had made reference to an emu bone implement.
Glauert is unaware of this but discusses the appearance and use of a double headed axe by Aborigines in the southwest.
Glauert additionally refers to a work on ethno-botany called 'Useful Native Plants of Australia' by Joseph Maiden.
Glauert concludes by mentioning his army service in Sydney.
PDF available for WAM staff only.
See: File A13-73-1 Anthropology - Aboriginal cultural materials
SeeAlso: A13-73-1-66
SeeAlso: A13-73-1-69
SeeAlso: A13-73-1-96

Type:

Archives

Links:

Electronic Document

Item availability

{ 1 } items found

Result	Links	Location	Library	Shelf no	Status	Year	Volume	Copy
1		Archives room			On Shelf

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