Tindale Tribes - Maiawali

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Maiawali (QLD)


Location	On the Diamantina River from Davenport Downs and Diamantina lakes north to Old Cork; on Mayne River to Mount Vergemont; west to Springvale; southeast to Farrars Creek; at Connemara and Brighton Downs. Hill describes them as practicing both circumcision and subincision. They may only have accepted the latter rite in the early days of settlement, as other data suggests they did not practice it. The Malintji were related but refrained from both initiation procedures. They made use of milled grass seed as food.
Co-ordinates	141°40'E x 23°30'S
Area	12,200 sq. m. (31,700 sq. km)
References	Parry-Okeden, 1897; Roth, 1897; Lamb, 1899, 1904; Dutton, 1901, 1906; Hill, 1901; Mackie, 1901; Tindale, 1940 and MS; Durack, 1959; Breen, 1969 MS; Blake, 1969 MS.
Alternative Names	Maiali, Majawali, Mailly, Myall, Myallee, Myoli, Myall, Miorli, Majuli (error in 1940 edition), Puruga (literally, 'penis people' from their having accepted circumcision).
This information is reproduced from NB Tindale's Aboriginal Tribes of Australia (1974). Please be aware that much of the data relating to Aboriginal language group distribution and definition has undergone revision since 1974. Please note also that this catalogue represents Tindale's attempt to depict Aboriginal tribal distribution at the time of European contact.

Collection AA338 Dr Norman Barnett Tindale
Series AA338/15 - Maps - Expeditions, field work and personal research (not including South East of South Australia) 'Queensland Showing Land Tenure 1937. Sheet 1.' Identifier AA 338/15/40 Date 1938 - 1939, dates in annotation; map printed 1937 Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 69.0x101.5 cm Series AA338/18 - Maps - 'World Aeronautical Chart series' Cloncurry (3233) Identifier AA 338/18/21 Date 1968 - c. 1974, from date of printing through approximate period map was used Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 51.5x76.5 cm Cooper Creek (3342) Identifier AA 338/18/26 Date 1968 - c. 1974, from date of printing through approximate period map was used Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 51.5x76.5 cm Series AA338/26 - 'Manuscript Documents on Tribes' Letter from JG Breen to NB Tindale relating to the language and distribution of Queensland 'tribes' Identifier AA 338/26/39/1-2 Date 30 May 1969 Quantity 0.01 cm, 2 pages Letter from Barry Blake to NB Tindale relating to the spelling and language of Queensland and Northern Territory 'tribes' Identifier AA 338/26/40/1-3 Date 10 June 1969 Quantity 0.01 cm, 3 pages
Collection AA357 Dr William Delano Walker
Series AA357/02 - Photographic Prints taken by Dr WD and Mrs MV Walker Photographic Prints taken by Dr WD and Mrs MV Walker Identifier AA 357/2/63/2 A-F Date 1923? - 1929? Quantity 0.1 cm, Photographic Prints taken by Dr WD and Mrs MV Walker Identifier AA 357/2/67/11 A-F Date 1923? - 1930? Quantity 0.1 cm,