Humpy

For the John Williamson album, see Gunyah (album). For the chess player, see Koneru Humpy.

A 19th-century engraving showing Aboriginal people and a humpy
Aboriginal winter encampments in wurlies, South Australia, c. 1858
Aboriginal camp, Victoria, c. 1858
Different types of Aboriginal shelters, Queensland.

A humpy, also known as a gunyah,[1][2][3][4] wurley, wurly, wurlie, mia-mia, or wiltija, is a small, temporary shelter, traditionally used by Australian Aboriginal people. These impermanent dwellings, made of branches and bark, are sometimes called a lean-to, since they often rely on a standing tree for support.

  1. ^ "Definition of gunyah". www.allwords.com.
  2. ^ Memmott, Paul (2007), Gunyah, Goondie and Wurley : the Aboriginal architecture of Australia (1st ed.), University of Queensland Press, ISBN 978-0-7022-3245-9
  3. ^ "Tents". One Planet. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  4. ^ Cannot, Jack; Prince, Victor (1912), I'll build a gunyah for you : song, Allan & Co. Pty. Ltd, retrieved 7 January 2019