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Abstract

The gum used for mounting constituted a very important
article of barter. However, although the natives had collected the gum in their own country, they would barter it to neighbouring tribes, and were not willing to divulge the secrets of its location.
The best source of gum was from the mindry bush, and it was mostly the women who usually collected the mindry roots.
The roots would be broken into lenghts of about two feet, then sliced, and placed on hot ashes. Next it was rolled into a ball nad mixed with kangaroo dung to increase its toughness.
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Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Aiston, George
Keywords:	Royal Society of Tasmania, RST, Van Diemens Land, natural history, science, ecology, taxonomy, botany, zoology, geology, geography, papers & proceedings, Australia, UTAS Library
Journal or Publication Title:	Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
ISSN:	0080-4703
Collections:	Royal Society Collection > Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Additional Information:	Copyright Royal Society of Tasmania
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