Publication Name: Plants and People: Aboriginal Uses of Plants ON Groote Eylandt
Author: Dulcie Levitt
Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press
Subject: Writing & Reading
ISBN: Does not apply
A highly sought-after ethnobotanical study documenting the traditional plant knowledge of the Anindilyakwa people of Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
This respected work by Dulcie Levitt details:
Aboriginal uses for native plants
Food, medicine, fibre, tools, calendar plants & daily life
Traditional names in Anindilyakwa language
Nearly 100 botanical plates illustrated by Ken Lyon
Glossary of botanical and Indigenous terms
Extensive index of Groote Eylandt plants
Lavishly illustrated with full-page botanical drawings, this is both a scientific reference and an important cultural record. Copies are increasingly scarce, especially in good condition.
