Article ID: CBB001421882

The Divided History of Dugong Oil: The Cross-Cultural Circulation of an Indigenous Medicine in 1940s Queensland (2014)

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Through the effects of colonisation, materials such as food, tools and medicines are appropriated and transformed to appeal to different consumer groups creating new points of interaction and combined histories. These products flow through colonial pathways between indigenous peoples and Europeans and create a connection in which interactions are inevitable. In Australia, dugong oil was a product that traversed the spatial and racial divide being consumed by both Aboriginal and white people. I argue that whether used as a `scientific' medicine bought at the local chemist, a detested medicine enforced by colonial authorities, or a remedy passed down through generations, the story of dugong oil uncovers the duality of objects and complicates the history of Aboriginal-European interaction.

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Authors & Contributors
Gray, Geoffrey
Rice, Carla
Manning, Dolleen Tisawii'ashii
Stonefish, Mona
Boye, Seika
Owen, Dawn
Concepts
Indigenous peoples; indigeneity
Colonialism
Science and race
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Medicine, traditional
Australian races
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
Early modern
20th century, early
20th century, late
17th century
Places
Australia
Canada
Spain
Europe
Africa
Mato Grosso (Brazil)
Institutions
World Health Organization (WHO)
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