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Author Sculthorpe, Gaye, author

Title The BP exhibition : indigenous Australia enduring civilisation / Gaye Sculthorpe [and six others]
Published London : British Museum Press, 2015

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 MELB  704.039915 Scu/Bei  AVAILABLE
Description 272 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm
Summary Published to accompany the first major UK exhibition on indigenous Australia, this groundbreaking new publication explores the profound impact and legacy of colonialism. The nature of collecting and the changing meaning of objects now in the collection of the British Museum are revealed through contributions from key experts and indigenous peoples and colonists were complex and nuanced, and contemporary Australian society is still dealing with this legacy, trying to transform or reconcile different worldviews.00Exhibition: British Museum, London, U.K. (23.04-02.08.2015)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Art, Aboriginal Australian -- Exhibitions.
Museum exhibits -- Great Britain.
Genre/Form Exhibition catalogs.
ISBN 9780714126944 (hardback)
0714126942 (hardback)