Monty: The Biography of C P Mountford by Max Lamshed

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket has light creasing at edges and spine. Dust jacket is now enclosed in a glossy protective dust jacket cover. Interior and binding are also very good.

Monty tells the life story of one of Australia's best-known anthropologists: Charles Pearcy Mountford, born in 1890 in the outback settlement of Hallett.

Mountford was a Post Office mechanic when he began writing and photographing the Aborigines of the Northern Territory. He led an epoch-making expedition to Arnhem Land in 1948 and became 'one of the world's leading authorities on the culture of the Australian Aborigines'.

Includes details of expeditions amongst many Aboriginal groups, including the Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara, Adnyamathanha, Yolngu, Gunwinggu and Tiwi.

Contains many details of Aboriginal life mentioned in association with Mountford's research.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers, please note that this book may contain descriptions and/or images of people who have passed away.