| Description |
xii, 123 pages 6 unnumbered leaves color plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
Art in Aboriginal life, secular and sacred; mythology and sacred emblems, Djanggewal, Laintjung and Banaitja, the Wauwelak, Rangga; carved wooden human figures and heads, description; painting on the body and on bark; designs used; description and mythological significance of sacred bark paintings; the way to the Dua Island of the dead; a Macassan prau; sex and magic; love magic and art, historical and mythological background; examples of love magic; mortuary art; art and everyday objects, pipes, baskets etc.; effect of European contact on native arts and crafts; list of artists, clans and linguistic groups, tribes |
| Notes |
Includes indexes and bibliographical references |
| Event |
[1950] |
| Notes |
This work contains text and/or images that may cause offence to members of the Australian Aboriginal community, or may be deemed inappropriate for some users on the grounds of sex, age or social status by the Australian Aboriginal community |
| Subject |
Aboriginal Australians -- Arnhem Land (N.T.)
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Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Arnhem Land
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Aboriginal Australians.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Painting.
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Art -- Australia -- Arnhem Land (N.T.)
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Art -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Arnhem Land
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Art, Aboriginal Australian -- Arnhem Land (N.T.)
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Art, Aboriginal Australian -- Australia -- Arnhem Land (N.T.)
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Art, Aboriginal Australian.
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Art, Primitive.
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Painting, Aboriginal Australian.
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| Author |
Berndt, Catherine H. (Catherine Helen), 1918-1994.
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Berndt, Ronald M. (Ronald Murray), 1916-1990.
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| LC no. |
51005133 |
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