Corroboree

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Event Corroboree
Venue Yorke Peninsula, SA
First Date 18 August 1850
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description Event described as going 'til midnight', 'Following successful kangaroo hunt with settlers' with settler involvement and describes performers 'fastening bunch of gum leaves to their knees'.
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Indigenous
Corroboree
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Created
Resources
Further Information Parsons cites Dairy of Edward Snell, 18 August 1850 as a source, which includes sketches and European notation of music.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Thesis
Event Identifier 151194
Dataset AusStage