Shortcuts
Please wait while page loads.

Research Library catalogue

Back to Research Library home


PageMenu- Main Menu-
Page content

Catalogue Display

Something about emus : Bininj stories from Western Arnhen Land = Ngaleh ngurrurdu ngalrongmiken : darrorrabbolk kabirriyolyolme ngurrurduken / edited by Murray Garde.

Something about emus : Bininj stories from Western Arnhen Land = Ngaleh ngurrurdu ngalrongmiken : darrorrabbolk kabirriyolyolme ngurrurduken / edited by Murray Garde.
Catalogue Information
Field name Details
ISBN 9781922059154 :
Title Something about emus : Bininj stories from Western Arnhen Land = Ngaleh ngurrurdu ngalrongmiken : darrorrabbolk kabirriyolyolme ngurrurduken / edited by Murray Garde.
Parallel title Ngaleh ngurrurdu ngalrongmiken : dabborrabbolk kabirriyolyolme ngurrurduken
Publisher and/or associated date/s Canberra, ACT Aboriginal Studies Press, 2017.
©2016
Description xxvii, 158 pages : chiefly colour illustrations, portraits, colour map ; 23 cm.
Note "Emu, the bush traveller - the old people talk about emus".
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Part I: Talking about emus -- Chapter 1: Bininj Elder Jimmy Kalarriya talks about emus with Peter Biless Nabarlambarl and Don Nakadilinj Namunjdja at Manmoyi Outstation -- Chapter 2: Jack Nawilil and Jimmy Kalarriya talk about emus at Bolkdjam Outstation -- Chapter 3: Mick Kubarkku and family from Yikarrakkal talk about emus -- Chapter 4: Jack Djandjomerr and Josie Maralngurra talk about emus at Kabulwarnamyo Outstation -- Chapter 5: George Djandjomerr talk about emus at Manabudduma -- Chapter 6: Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek and Mary Kilkkiwarra talk about emus at Kabulwarnamyo Outstation -- Part II: Three greedy emu stories: Nicholas Evans with Toby Gangali and Jimmy Kalarriya -- Part III: Cooking an emu in an underground oven at Mumeka: John Altman -- Appendix 1: Collated by Wendy Telfer and Murray Garde: summary of information about emus -- Appendix 2: Dalabon, anthropologists and the greedy emu story -- Appendix 3: Bininj Kunwok and other language names and associated information for emus in Arnhem Land -- appendix 4: Skin names or subsections in Western Arnhem Land.
Language Texts in English and Bininj Kunwok.
Subjects Human-animal relationships -- Northern Territory -- Arnhem Land
Dreamtime (Aboriginal Australian mythology) -- Northern Territory -- Arnhem Land
Mythology, Aboriginal Australian -- Northern Territory -- Arnhem Land
Emus -- Australia -- Folklore
Gunwinggu language -- Australia -- Arnhem Land (N.T.)
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons Garde, Murray, 1962 - (editor.)
Call number 2017.100
Catalogue Information 100067939 Beginning of record . Catalogue Information 100067939 Top of page .
Item Information
Barcode Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Status Due Date
A00871405 2017.100
General Collection   . Available to Museum Staff .  
. Catalogue Record 100067939 ItemInfo Beginning of record . Catalogue Record 100067939 ItemInfo Top of page .