xiii, 113 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Contents
Introduction -- 1. Weaving -- 2. Carving -- 3. Painting I: Creators of land -- 4. Painting II: Givers of life -- 5. Painting III: Makers of law -- 6. New ways -- 7. Both ways -- 8. Balance
Summary
Diversity of art and stories of Aboriginal women from Yirrkala; spinning and weaving; carving; bark painting; murals; significance of the digging stick; stories on the way of life, ceremonial practices, ancestral spirit creators and creators of the landscape