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The Tiwi of Melville and Bathurst Islandsarticle 1939 • Hart, C. W. M. (Charles William Merton)
Tiwi • Oceania > Australia
This document is essentially a study of Tiwi social organization as seen first from the standpoint of the local groups and secondly from that of the 'matrilineal totemic clans.' In his discussion of the hordes the author describes the boundaries and ...Personal names among the Tiwiarticle 1930 • Hart, C. W. M. (Charles William Merton)
Tiwi • Oceania > Australia
This article is a brief analysis of the use of personal names among the Tiwi of Melville and Bathurst Islands in North Australia. Each individual of the society has a multiplicity of personal names which he acquires during his life-time, but when dea...The Tiwi of North AustraliaBook 1960 • Hart, C. W. M. (Charles William Merton) & Pilling, Arnold R.
Tiwi • Oceania > Australia
This account of the Tiwi is based on field work undertaken independently by each of the authors at different times. The study deals primarily with status manipulation and political behavior among the Tiwi but includes in connection with this a wide r...