Australian plants as Aboriginal tools

Australian plants have provided the Aborigines with weapons, tools, shelter, watercraft, ceremonial objects, clothing, ornaments and paint. This book shows how the hunter gatherers lived and similarities and differences of plants uses across Australia. An overview of the changing relationship that Aboriginal People have with the flora is given, along with a description of current trends. The plants were essential for the hunter gatherers and for maintaining the terrestrial fauna essential for their subsistence.

Year

2012

Language

English

Publisher

Rosenberg Pub.

Editions

1

Pages

374

ISBN

9781921719493

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