SENSITIVE CONTENT. Field Notebook, B Arnhem Land (1952)

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The notebook documents Elkin's research on Arnhem Land songs. Many entries have been 'ticked', which perhaps indicates where Elkin had cross checked them from his earlier recordings.

Language: Rembarrnga; Ngalkpun; Djauan; Yangman; Maielli; Garmalangga; and Djambarbuingo [Djambarrpuyngu]
Places: Old Beswick (Beswick Creek Settlement); Mainoru; Delissaville (Belyuen); and Bagot

The index on the first page is transcribed below from Elkin's original writing ([?] indicates where text is not clear):
Kinship Maielli 2; WULAKI 64, 68, 70, 72; [?] Djauan 4-8; Maielli Songs Recorded, Gunborg 10-14; Stone Quarry, [?], Dreaming 16; Djambarbuingo Recorded 18-24; Kamalangga Songs 24-34; Initiat[ion ?] Photo 36, 44-48, 118 (Record); Old Songman's Country 36 (Malcolm took); Photo of man holding [?] 36 ... [?]; [Photo of] Camp arrang[eme]nt 38; Sacred Rituals 40; [?] Jack's? Lightning 40-42; Making Spearpoints 50-56; Cooking Pandanus 58; Cave 60-62; 84-94; 122-138; Tard Cave Maraina? 140-142; Tribes 64-66; Old Songman's Record[ing]s Checked 74-82; ... [?] ... Old Womans Ceremony 96-100, 102-112; Lamderod records an [?] song 114; [Lamderod records] Djarada 114-116; Charlies Song at Beswick [?] 118; Ngulwark Record[ing]s of Jolly 144-156; Kinship Notes 158; Cooking wallaby 160-164, 168; Death ritual Djauan 86-92; Vocab[ulary] 164; Tribes & songs 170; and, Gunborg [?]

See Series 742: Commercial Audio Recordings [Adolphus Peter (AP) Elkin]