ISBN:
9780859053747
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0859053741
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9780859053754
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085905375X
Language:
English
Pages:
xi, 151 pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates; xiii, 147 pages
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illustrations (some color), maps
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25 cm
DDC:
759.994
Keywords:
Art, Aboriginal Australian
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Rock paintings
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Petroglyphs
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Decorative arts
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Aboriginal Australians Implements
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Sculpture, Aboriginal Australian
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Aborigines
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Felsbild
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Sachkultur
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Art ; Rock art ; Engraving
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Art ; Rock art ; Painting
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Stories and motifs ; Lightning Brothers
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Religion ; Rites ; Ceremonial objects
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Communications ; Message sticks
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Religion ; Rites ; Ceremonial objects ; Bullroarers
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Art ; Crafts ; Baskets and basketmaking
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Art ; Art motifs
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Religion ; Rites ; Ceremonial objects ; Tjuringa ; Churinga
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Cultural heritage ; Protection ; Museums and keeping places ; Collections and acquisitions
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Weapons
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Wardaman people (N35) (NT SD52-16)
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Aboriginal Australians ; Implements
;
Art, Aboriginal Australian
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Decorative arts
;
Petroglyphs
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Rock paintings
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Sculpture, Aboriginal Australian
;
Australien
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Northern Territory (NT)
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Kimberley area (WA SD51, SD52, SE51, SE52)
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Port Hedland (WA East Pilbara SF50-04)
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South Australia (SA)
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Cape York Peninsula (Qld SC54, SD54, SD55)
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New South Wales (N.S.W.)
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Western Victoria (W Vic)
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North West Tasmania (NW Tas SK55-03)
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Australia
Abstract:
A preliminary consideration of Aboriginal Australian decorative art : Decorative art of the Australians -- Techniques of decoration: painting; incising; fluting; carving in the round; pecking; gluing; inlay; branding -- Objects decorated: rock carvings and paintings; body decoration -- Weapons: spears; throwing-sticks; throwing clubs; Lil-lil and other weapons; boomerangs; spearthrowers; shields -- Baskets and containers: wooden trays; folded bark containers; bark buckets; palm leaf receptacles; coiled baskets; twined baskets; netted bags -- Various objects of regional or local signficance : armlets; skin rugs and mantles; bark belts; bark slabs; canoe paddles; pearl shell; baobab nuts; tortoise shell; earth paintings; tree carvings; grave posts; ceremonial and other objects from Western Australia -- Bullroarers, churinga and other sacred objects : incised bullroarers and churings; high relief designs from Nannine; Thread-cross; Sacred objects from Northern North Australia -- Symbolism: Central Australian designs; stone churinga from Western Australia -- Distribution of design elements: concentric circles; herring-bone; concentric squares and rhomboids; chevrons; arcs; flutings; human, faunal and floral designs; the longitudinal zigzag design and its affiliates; lattice pattern; large criss-crosses; angular meander design; meandering loops; shuttles; block patterns; painted dots; painted bands -- Design areas : Western-Southern design area; Kimberley sub-area; Central design area; Northern design area; Northern North Australia sub-area; Northeastern design area; Southeastern design area; Eastern South Australia sub-area.
Abstract:
First published in 1936 and 1937 these rare books are unknown to most anthropologists, art dealers and collectors. Davidson was the most important ethnographer of his time and his reputation for the quality and quantity of work produced is unmatched
Note:
"First published 1936 and 1937 in the Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia"--Title page verso
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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