Eighteen genealogical patterns

18 genealogical patterns of several Australian Aboriginal Tribes by Fry with citations from various publications by Rev. Carl FT Strehlow (1871-1922, see AA 315); Adolphus P Elkin (1891-1979, see AA 86); Alfred R Radcliffe-Brown; Walter Edmund Roth (1861-1933, see AA 271).

  • AA 105/2/7/1
    'Tjapwurong' & 'Footnote Watjera-watjera p.5.'
    Handwritten genealogical pattern with kinship terms for the Tjapwurong and a typescript definition of the Australian Aboriginal word "Watjera-watjera", translated into english with correct grammatical usage.


  • AA 105/2/7/2
    'Aranda Kinship Terminology and Table 6.'
    Typescript genealogical pattern of the Aranda, with kinship terms, and handwritten notes and annotations.
    Reference: Rev. Carl FT Strehlow (1871-1922, see AA 315)

  • AA 105/2/7/3
    'Chaap-wuurong (female) Aranda (male)'
    Typescript genealogical pattern in landscape orientation with handwritten notes and annoations.

  • AA 105/2/7/4
    'Pintubi Kinship Terminology and Table 6.' & 'Pitta Pitta'
    Typescript genealogical pattern of the Pintubi with kinship terms, notes and annotations. And a handwritten genealogical pattern of the Pitta Pitta [Pitapita].
    Reference:Rev. Carl FT Strehlow (1871-1922, see AA 315); Roth, Walter E, 1897, "Ethnological Studies among the North-West Central Queensland Aborigines", Edmund Gregory (Government Printer), Brisbane.

  • AA 105/2/7/5
    'Kariera Kinship Terminology and Table 3.' & 'Spencer Mianbunna', 'Kwiane'
    Typescript genealogical pattern with handwritten notes and two handwritten genealogical patterns; one titled 'Spencer Miabunna' the other 'Kwiane'.
    Reference: Alfred R Radcliffe-Brown;

  • AA 105/2/7/6
    Ungarinyin Kinship Terminology and Table 7.'
    Typescript genealogical pattern of the Ungarinyin [Ngarinjin] in landscape orientation, with notes.
    Reference: Adolphus P Elkin (1891-1979, see AA 86);

  • AA 105/2/7/7
    Ungarinyin, Yaralde, Munarai, Karadjeri, Bardi.
    Three hand written genealogical patterns from the Ungarinyin [Ngarinhin], Yaralde [Jarildekald] and Mungarai [Mangarai]. Each with notes and annotations; and two hand written genealogical patterns.One of the Karadjeri [Karadjari] and the other of the Bardi [Baada]. Both with kinship terms, notes and annotations.

  • AA 105/2/7/8
    'Karadjeri'
    Typescript genealogical pattern of the Karadjeri [Karadjari] of Western Australia; with kinship terms, notes and annotations.

  • AA 105/2/7/9
    'Yaralde Kinship Terminology and Table 8'.
    Typescript genealogical pattern of the Yaralde [Jarildekald] of South Australia. Also contains kinship terms, hand written notes and annotations.
    Reference: Alfred R Radcliffe-Brown.

  • AA 105/2/7/10
    'Yaralde - Female descent'
    Hand written genealogical pattern with kinship terms from the Yaralde [Jarildekald] of South Australia.

  • AA 105/2/7/11
    'Forrest River'
    Typescript genealogical pattern with kinship terms of a tribe from the Forrest River, Western Australia; with notes and annoations. There is also an incomplete hand written genealogical pattern with some kinship terms.

  • AA 105/2/7/12
    'Bardi'
    Typescript genealogical pattern with kinship terms of the Bardi [Baada] of Western Australia; also contains notes.

  • AA 105/2/7/13
    'Mungarai' & 'Nyul Nyul'
    Hand written genealogical pattern with kinship terms of the Mungarai [Mangarai] of Northern Territory with a typescript genealogical pattern with kinship terms of the Nyul-nyul [Njulnjul] of Western Australia with notes.

  • AA 105/2/7/14
    'The totemic and Class Organisation of the Mungarai Tribe.'
    Typescript chart, similar layout to Fry's genealogical pattern. The chart consists of five rows with sixteen lots of three letter acronyms and a simple letter abbreviation. There is also three hand written chart on the back, similar to Fry's genealogical pattern, possibly notes pertaining to the typescript notes on the front of the page.

  • AA 105/2/7/15
    Untitled
    Double-size page with hand written genealogical patterns. There is no kinship terms, nor any other dstinguishable tribe names to suggest origins or location.

  • AA 105/2/7/16
    'Figure ii'
    Typescript of 'figure ii' from Fry's 1934, 'Kinship and Descent amoung Australian Aborigines','Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia' vol. lviii. This page has hand written notes on the back.

  • AA 105/2/7/17
    'Kabi' & untitled
    Two hand written genealogical pattern with kinship terms, one of the Kabi [Kabikabi] of Queensland and the other from an unknown community.

  • AA 105/2/7/18
    'Luritja Kinship Terminology and Table 6'
    Typescript genealogical pattern of the Luritja [Kukatja] with kinship terms, notes and annotations.



Corresponding Tindale Tribes: Tjapwurong; Aranda; Kukatja (NT); Kariara; Pitapita; Ngarinjin; Karadjari; Jarildekald; Mangarai; Baada; Njulnjul; Kabikabi; Pintubi.

CreatorFry, Dr Henry Kenneth
ControlAA 105/2/7/1-18
Date Range1934  -  1934
Quantity 6cm,   18   quarto sheets.
FormatsLoose Notes, Diagrams
Series AA105/02