Atherton, Queensland

Supplementary to: 'Harvard and Adelaide UniversitiesAnthrological Expedition, Australia, 1938-1939. Journal and Notes by Norman B. Tindale.' Vols 1&2, (AA 338/1/15/1-2)

This drawer contains four sections:

  • Wakaman vocabulary (approx. 2.7 cm);

  • Koko-imudji vocabulary (approx. 3.4 cm);

  • Ngaikungu vocabulary (approx. 0.3 cm); and

  • Section entitled 'Negrito Languages Cairns Area, Qu.' (approx. 2.4 cm)



The vocabulary material was primarily gathered during the Harvard and Adelaide Universities Anthropological Expedition, 1938-9. The 'Negrito languages' section also draws from published literature sources.

Tindale Tribes: Wakaman; Kokoimudji; Djankun.

CreatorDr Norman Barnett Tindale
ControlAA 338/7/2/43
Date Range1938  -  1960
Quantity 15.4cm,   1   metal filing drawer, approx. 8.8 cm of cards
Series AA338/07