Event |
Ceremonial Performance
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Venue |
Lake Macquarie West, NSW |
First Date |
7 November 1825 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Amateur |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
Ceremonial performance associated with 'the knocking out of the tooth' of the young aboriginal men living in the vicinity of Lake Macquarie. |
Description Source |
Other |
Primary Genre |
Dance
|
Secondary Genre |
Music
|
Resources |
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Book:  Australian Reminiscences & Papers of L. E. Threlkeld Missionary to the Aborigines 1824-1859 (ed. N. Gunson), Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra, ACT, I, 50-51
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Book:  Lancelot E Threlkeld, Australian Reminscences & Papers of L. E Threlkeld Missionary to the Aborigines 1824-1859 (ed. N. Gunson), Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra, ACT, I, 88
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Production Nationality |
Australia
|
Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Mapping Hunter Project |
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Event Identifier
| 100773 |
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