Title Body art / commentary text by Deborah Hill

Published Canberra, ACT : National Library of Australia, 2013 ©2013

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Description 79 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm regular print Summary A brides nose piercing on her wedding day, soldiers comparing their flash tattoos in the 1940s, face painting at a sporting match, a Yamatji womans tattoo of the spirit of all Aboriginal women the meanings behind body art are as varied as the individuals who wear them Analysis All Australian Indigenous Material (Australia) Australian Social history (Australia) Sociology: customs & folklore (Australia) Yamatji people Bibliography Includes bibliographic references Audience Tertiary/Undergraduate, General Subject Mowaljarlai, David, 1925-1997 Port Jackson Painter, active 1788-1792 Bangarra Dance Theatre Australia Body art -- Pictorial works. Body art. Body piercing -- Pictorial works. Body piercing. Tattooing -- Pictorial works. Tattooing. Genre/Form Illustrated works. Author National Library of Australia. LC no. 2015376482 ISBN 9780642278111 (paperback)

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