The Feathered Serpent: The Mythological Genesis and Recreative Ritual of the Aboriginal Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia;


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    First Edition.

    27.5cm x 20.5cm. xvi, 87 pages, 4 colour plates, black and white illustrations, map. Pink papered boards, grey spine, pink lettering, illustrated jacket.

    the Kuppapoingo, Jumbapoingo, Birrikilli, Miarr-Miarr and Leagulawulmirree tribes at Milingimbi; the Murinbata and Djamunjun tribes of Port Keats; the Djauan and Ngalarkan tribes at the Roper River; and the Arranda, Luritja and Pitjantjara tribes of the Centre; chanted and translated by the old-men of these tribes to Roland Robinson with a foreword by T. G. H. Strehlow.

    Minor chipping to spine head and tail. Minor bumping to fore-edge corners. Minor tanning. Offsetting of plates. Bookseller label ghost. Jacket chipped and torn, some tape repair and minor foxing to verso. Good Condition.

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