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Published Papers, Lecture Notes and Research Material Relating to Aspects of Indigenous Cultures [Adolphus Peter (AP) Elkin] (Series 732)

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Pressure Flaking

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IdentifierREF-00096015Content WarningThis item contains content and language, which reflect the attitudes of the historical period in which it was created, and which may be considered discriminatory, insensitive, outdated and/or offensive in today’s context. The item is preserved without alteration as historical evidence.Date26/10/1945 to Jan 1947Decade1940sCreator/ContributorRev SHJ Best; AP Elkin; WE Harney; M WillingtonDescription

The item is comprised of 3 bundles, 14 pages, of typescript and handwritten notes dealing with Pressure Flaking Spear Points/Heads.

Bundle 1: Notes on Method and Technique in Manufacturing of Stone Spear Points by Pressure Flaking Process Observations made at Forrest River Mission, January 1947 conjointly by by Miss M Willington and Rev SHJ Best. Text by Rev SHJ Best. Drawings by Miss M Willington.
Bundle 2: Transcribed "Copied from letter Mr WE Harney, Katherine, 26/10/1945", Pressure Flaking on Spear Heads

Bundle 3: Elkin's handwritten notes on pressure flaking.

The content of this item relates to all Language Groups, and the Lhetburrirt - speakers of a dialect of Jawoyn, and the Dagoman.

Places: Forrest River Mission and Katherine.

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SeriesPublished Papers, Lecture Notes and Research Material Relating to Aspects of Indigenous Cultures [Adolphus Peter (AP) Elkin] (Series 732)CollectionFirst Nations Communities

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Digital RecordNoPrimary FormatFileFormat Extent14 pages

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Alternate IdentifierCHAOS: 72046; Legacy ID: 1/11/116; Old Control Number: P130/11/116Metadata StatusComplete

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