Clothing and climate in aboriginal Australia

Current Anthropology • Vol/Iss. 49 • Published In • Pages: 487-495 •
By Gilligan, Ian

Abstract

This study demonstrates a correlation in Australian Aborigines between clothing and climate. Using an ethnohistorical approach, the author tests hypotheses that indicate the use of clothing as a behavioral response to environmental factors.

Note

Gender is also considered

Samples

Sample Used Coded Data Comment
OtherResearchers OwnEthnographic database created by the author of Europeans' published observations of Aboriginal peoples during the precolonial and early postcolonial periods.

Hypotheses (1)

HypothesisSupported
Degree of clothing use on the Australian continent will increase as latitude decreases due to an associated south-north increasing thermal trend.UNKNOWN
Documents and Hypotheses Filed By: Jessie Cohen  Christina Carolus