South Australia illustrated Plate 30 |
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| Title : | South Australia illustrated Plate 30 |
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| Creator : | Angas, George French | ||
| Source : | South Australia Illustrated | ||
| Place Of Creation : | London | ||
| Publisher : | Thomas M’Lean | ||
| Date of creation : | 1847 | ||
| Format : | Book | ||
| Dimensions : | 540 x 370 x 44 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Description : |
George French Angas recorded his impressions of South Australia shortly after his arrival in 1844. Plate 30 shows Murray River Aborigines in a bark canoe. Angas wrote: Their canoes are nothing more than frail sheets of bark, moulded into a hollow shape by means of heat and steam, the ends and orifices are stopped with clay, and in the centre is a small fire, raised upon a heap of wet weeds and sand; over this fire they frequently cook their food whilst on the water; although upset by the slightest breath of wind, the natives are wonderfully expert in the management of these rude and frail canoes. |
| Subjects | |
| Period : | 1836-1851 |
| Region : | Riverland and Murraylands,Murray Mallee |
| Further reading : | Edwards, Robert. Aboriginal bark canoes of the Murray Valley, Adelaide: Rigby for the South Australian Museum, 1972. |
| Internet links : | Australian Aboriginal Cultures Gallery Speaking land. See: Language distribution |
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