The view from Marege': Australian knowledge of Makassar and the impact of the trepang industry across two centuries
Description
When Matthew Flinders and Robert Brown met the trepanging fleet from Makassar off north-eastern Arnhem Land in 1803 and interviewed Pobassoo, its 'old Commander', they asked a very well-informed question; according to Brown, 'They [that is, the trepangers] denied having any of their celebrated Poison wch they call Ippo, on board'. Given the long and complicated history of the European understanding of this poison, it is not clear how Flinders and Brown picked up the common association of...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Press (1965-Present) |
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Date published: | 2011 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/38002 |
Source: | Aboriginal History |
Access Rights: | Open Access |
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