AUSTRALIANA ABORIGINAL
From spears, shields and throwing sticks to hockey, marbles and fireworks, this beautifully illustrated and cleverly structured book builds for the reader a unique picture of the lives of Aboriginal children in the past and present, and adds significantly to records of Aboriginal society then and now.
A comprehensive literature survey of descriptions of Aboriginal children’s toys and games; tables of bibliographic references to types of toys, and locations of toys in museum collections in Australia.
x, 165 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 27 cm. FIRST EDITION.
Bibliography: p. 111-125. #170423
Toys — Australia. | Aboriginal Australians — Games. | Children, Aboriginal Australian. | Aboriginal Australians — Social life and customs. | Play — Social aspects — Australia. | Recreation – Play – Children. | Australia.
Aboriginal Australians
Bush Toys: Aboriginal Children at Play
$75.00
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Additional Information
| Author | Haagen, Claudia, 1952- |
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| Number of pages | 175 |
| Publisher | Aboriginal Studies Press for the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies |
| Year Published | 1994 |
| Binding Type | Softcover |
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| Book Condition | FINE! |
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