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The Miles District supported the Barunggam clan of the Murri people and was a transition stop for other aboriginal tribes. The collection of Australian Aboriginal artifacts from the local area and western Queensland, some of which are extremely rare, has national historic significance by its association with Australia’s indigenous peoples. ==Background== The Barunggam clan lived in the area from Tchanning Creek near Yuleba on the west, to Myall Creek near Dalby on the east, north to the Great Dividing Range, and south to the Moonie and Condamine watersheds. There are no known descendents in the area today, as the Barunggam were moved to Taroom in 1916, and then eventually to Cherbourg or Woorabinda. On the sandstone slabs that abound on the banks of L Tree Creek north of Miles, grooves in the stone are clear evidence that they were popular spear sharpening spots. There were places on Dogwood Creek and Chinaman’s Lagoon (about 1 km south of Miles) where the aborigines stopped and ate, and there are old middens of mussel shells on the west bank of the river at Condamine, and at the Round Waterhole north of Dulacca. The region was also a transition stop for other aboriginal tribes as they travelled through every three years until 1876 on their way to the Bunya Mountains for the ripening of the bunya nuts. The Village collection includes the ‘Ilbalunga Cave’ as an example of a transition stop. Local aboriginal people were involved in its creation and decorated the cave with their hand prints. The collection also includes a map showing the tribal areas, an extensive assortment of rubbing stones, boomerangs, stone axes, grinding and milling stones and other tools, predominantly from two major donors – the Keenan and the Mayfield families as well as dilly bags and other handcrafted items. Of particular significance are a Koala skin rug, an original Notice regarding the Aboriginal Protection Act, and a chest plate which are detailed below. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Indigenous Collection (Miles District Historical Village)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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