Project Gutenberg 2023-10-23 Public domain in the USA. 316 Basedow, Herbert 1881 1933 26011191 The Australian aboriginal $aAdelaide :$bF. W. Freece & Sons, $c1925. Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Australian Aboriginal" by Herbert Basedow is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work provides a comprehensive examination of the physical, cultural, and ethnological aspects of Indigenous Australian peoples. Basedow, a prominent figure in Australian anthropology and a former protector of Aborigines, draws on a wealth of firsthand observations from his many expeditions across central and northern Australia to contribute valuable insights into Aboriginal life and practices. The opening of the book serves as an introduction to the Australian Aboriginal tribes, setting the stage for the author's exploration of their lives and customs. Basedow describes a moment of initial contact between a group of travelers and an Aboriginal tribe, capturing the cautious yet curious interactions that unfold. Through vivid imagery, he paints a scene of a remote landscape filled with suspense as the travelers encounter the melodic call of the indigenous people, leading to a formal introduction marked by mutual gestures of friendliness. This beginning establishes an intimate tone, highlighting the author's appreciation for the Aboriginal way of life, which he aims to document and analyze throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/b29824989/page/n7/mode/2up 20210125034013basedow 1925 AU Reading ease score: 53.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Ethnology -- Australia Aboriginal Australians GN Text Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 1079630 2025-06-28T11:33:27.539268 text/html 1003679 2023-10-23T16:52:04 text/html 4915482 2025-06-28T11:33:45.210183 application/epub+zip 4918874 2025-06-28T11:33:31.588196 application/epub+zip 507789 2025-06-28T11:33:29.350201 application/epub+zip 5251821 2025-06-28T11:33:54.353166 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5125928 2025-06-28T11:33:43.100134 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 859200 2025-06-28T11:33:24.437273 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 839347 2023-10-23T16:52:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16032 2025-06-28T11:33:54.524110 application/rdf+xml 11073 2025-06-28T11:33:29.746222 image/jpeg 1958 2025-06-28T11:33:29.548208 image/jpeg 4618305 2025-06-28T11:33:27.854251 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia