Sketch map showing 'tribes and clans' of the coastal region of the northern Kimberleys, Western Australia

Archive Collections / Dr Norman Barnett Tindale / Series AA338/23 / Sketch map showing 'tribes and clans' of the coastal region of the northern Kimberleys, Western Australia

Hand-drawn map showing 'tribal' boundaries in blue pencil in the northern coastal region of Western Australia, including Collier Bay, York Sound and Cape Bougainville. Names of 'tribes' (upper case) and 'hordes' (lower case) are written in red, with Aboriginal place names added in india ink. Additional names are listed in the margin. Tindale's 1974 book, Aboriginal Tribes of Australia, contains a printed version of this sketch map: figure 38, 'Tribes and clans of the coastal region of the northern Kimberleys, Western Australia' (p. 152).

This item contains references to: Western Australia.

Tindale Tribes: Jaudjibaia; Kambure; Ngarinjin; Worora; Wunambal.

CreatorDr Norman Barnett Tindale
ControlAA 338/23/8
Date Range1940  -  1974
Quantity   1   map, 34.0x48.0 cm
FormatsMaps, Drawings
Series AA338/23