The Tiwi of North Australia
By: by C. W. M. Hart and Arnold R. Pilling.
Contributors: Pilling, Arnold R., joint author.
Series: Case studies in cultural anthropology
Publisher: Holt
Published: 1960
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 118
Subjects: Tiwi (Australian people)
Notes: Includes bibliographies.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the Australian aborigines. The first men in Australia -- Australian culture when the white men came -- Tiwi marriage. Cultural isolation -- The tribe and the bands -- The household -- Marriage by betrothal -- Widow remarriage -- Naming rules -- Levirate, sororate, and cross-cousin marriage -- “Disputed” wives -- The household : an overview -- Life in the bush. Organization : band and household -- Daily activities -- Joint activities -- Making things -- The prestige and influence system. The beginning of Tiwi careers -- A very successful elder : Ki-in-kumi -- The establishments of malau -- The politics of widow remarriage -- The politics of bestowal -- The collective life. Legal affairs -- Religious activities -- Friend and foe (1600-1928). Hostility toward outsiders (1600-1900) -- The beginning of friendly contact (1900-1928) -- The Tiwi today. Changes since 1930 -- Marriage arrangements -- Residence patterns -- Patriliny to matriliny -- Tiwi and the Australian nation.