Stone-Age Bushmen of To-day: Life and Adventure Among a Tribe of Savages in North-Western Australia by J R B Love

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Sunnng and foxing marks on foredges and some pages. Previous owner has signed inside page. Dust jacket is in poor condition with significant tearing and pieces missing. Dust jacket is now enclosed in a glossy protective cover. Interior and binding are still in good condition. First edition of rare book.

A landmark ethnography by J R B Love, first published in 1936. It documents his experiences living among the Worrorra people of the Kimberley region in North-Western Australia for 40 years.

In this book, he recounts how he established his mission station, learned the language, and gradually won the people's confidence. It is a detailed, first-hand account of traditional Kimberley Aboriginal life, covering detailed descriptions of kinship systems and social organisation, beliefs in child-spirits, sacred ceremonies, naming traditions, and funeral practices, methods of hunting, food gathering, fire-making, and housing. Love served as a Presbyterian minister at the Kunmunya Mission and became a respected authority on the tribe's language and customs, and translated the Gospels into Worrorra and Pitjantjatjara.

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

All profits from the sale of this book go to the Busselton Family History Society.