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Kar-Kar: Mitakoodi Traditional Medicinal Plant Uses of the Cloncurry Region

$40.00



By Pearl Connelly & Lynley Wallis

The country around Cloncurry comprises the traditional lands of the Mitakoodi People. In this book, Mitakoodi Elder Pearl Connelly teams up with archaeologist Lynley Wallis to provide an overview of the local plants that are used to treat a range of ailments and illnesses. Drawing on available botanical, ethnohistorical and ethnographic accounts, and exploring how other Aboriginal groups also use these same plants, this book provides an excellent introduction to medicinal plant uses in the local region.

Product Details:

Paperback: 74 pages
Publisher: Southern Gulf Catchments Ltd, Mt Isa;
First edition (March, 2013)
Printer: Lotsa- Print & Design, Townsville
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0-9808776-2-5
Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 20.8 cm

Retail Price: $40.00
Postage & Handling Costs: $7.50