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Painting the Country: Contemporary Aboriginal Art from the Kimberley Region, Western Australia

Stanton, J. E. (John Edward)

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AUSTRALIAN ART ABORIGINAL INDIGENOUS
Images of country as depicted by men and women from the Kimberleys, to consolidate their claims to ritual ownership of these lands; paintings; artists. Contemporary examples of Aboriginal art provide an opportunity for adopting an analytical approach to the study of the changing imagery of Australian Aboriginal socio-cultural identities and the ways in which these serve both broader and more local perspectives.
48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), map ; 26 cm. Bibliography: p. 46-47. #140623 (prev ownership name.)
Painting, Australian — Western Australia — Kimberley — Aboriginal artists. | Art, Aboriginal Australian. | Aboriginal Australians — Western Australia — Kimberley. | Art – Artists – Men. | Politics and Government – Political action – Land rights. | Art – Artists – Women. | Kimberley area (WA SD51, SD52, SE51, SE52)

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Author Stanton, J. E. (John Edward)
Number of pages48
PublisherUniversity of Western Australia Press
Year Published1989
Binding Type

Softcover

Book Condition

Fine

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