C.58 Maia

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Language groups mentioned for comparison and description are Purduna, Barubidi and Tungari Peoples - Wilyaru totemic division.

Places: Northwest Western Australia.

The item is comprised of 2 bundles, 41 pages, of handwritten research notes consisting of loose notes and a soft brown covered notebook.

The content pertains to the social organisation, primarily the genealogies, of the Maia language group of northwest Western Australia by A.R. Radcliffe-Brown.

Bundle 1 contains the description of the social organisation and 2 large genealogical maps.

Bundle 2 content is genealogical maps only with an emphasis on the following clans or local groups: Yiribadi, Barubidi, Tungari, Walgaduwara, Manduwara, Waldunmadi, Minilya, Birgaliwadu, Buladana, Bajere (perhaps Baiong), Nyandu and Kwinywadu.