Warrawah in The Aborigines of Tasmania
ar used for cleaning shells, 144. Vision, keen, 27. See Sight. Vocabulary, copious, 31, 175. Voice, sweetness of, 149 ; melodiousness of, 149. Voracious devouring of food, 99. Waddy, 18, 80. Waggish trick, 36. Waists, twigs round, 152. Waistcoat, desire for, 59. Wallaby, 74, 75 ; as food, 100. Wand…
- Record ID
- 2,048
- Year
- 1,890
- Source
- Internet Archive
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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Record context
- Record ID
- 2048
- Source
- Internet Archive
- Publication
- The Aborigines of Tasmania; H. Ling Roth, J. G. Garson, and contributors
- Published
- 1890
- Narrative type
- Spirit-Person Narratives
- Public-text label
- Warrawah
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- Tasmania (TAS): B
- State or territory
- TAS
- Source voice
- Source Grounded Section Record
- Publicness
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ar used for cleaning shells, 144. Vision, keen, 27. See Sight. Vocabulary, copious, 31, 175. Voice, sweetness of, 149 ; melodiousness of, 149. Voracious devouring of food, 99. Waddy, 18, 80. Waggish trick, 36. Waists, twigs round, 152. Waistcoat, desire for, 59. Wallaby, 74, 75 ; as food, 100. Wanderings during summer, 118. Want of vigour, 24. Wanton savage spirit inherent, 62. War, intertribal, 19; trespass, cause of, 71; internecine, 83; un- accompanied by children, 89; improvement in, 49; of ex- termination, 60, 170 ; arts of, 83 ; colonist, cause of, 83 ; misunderstanding, cause of, 85 ; ambush and surprise in, 93. Warlike, 79.
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