ISBN:
0725405260
Language:
English
Pages:
160 S.
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Illustrationen, Karte
Keywords:
Bark painting, Gunwinggu
;
Painting, Aboriginal Australian
;
Bark painting, Gunwinggu
;
Painting, Aboriginal Australian
Description / Table of Contents:
An historical perspective. - European exploration and settlement. - Oenpelli today. - Land rights. - The heritage of the past. - The rock art of the Oenpelli region. - Art styles. - Polychrome x-ray art. - Monochrome art. - Significance of rock art. - Antiquity of rock art. - Preservation of rock art. - Painting on bark. - A continuing tradition. - Regional styles of bark painting. - Techniques and materials. - Significance of bark painting. - The role of art in Aboriginal society. - Art as an expression of belief. - Art as part of 'magic' or 'sorcery'. - The future of Oenpelli art. - The artists. - Principal artists. - Occasional artists. - Visiting artists. - Deceased artists. - The paintings. - Ceremonial paintings. - Non-religious paintings. - Style. - Ngalyod. - The Rainbow Serpent. - Sacred sites and dreamtime beings associated with them. - Namarrkon. - The Lightning Spirit. - Mimi spirits. - Art as an expression of the relationship between man and his natural environment. - The animals and birds of the Oenpelli area. - Marine and fish life. - Plants and vegetation. - Death and life beyond death.
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