The Oxford companion to aboriginal art and culture
2000
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The most comprehensive and important work of its kind. The book covers everything from documented archaeological traditions and art styles, through to the development of the remarkably diverse contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art practices that have attracted so much attention in recent years.
Main title:
The Oxford companion to aboriginal art and culture / general editors, Sylvia Kleinert and Margo Neale ; cultural editor, Robyne Bancroft ; editorial and research assistants, Tsari Anderson, Victoria Haskins, Bernadette Hince, Katherine Russell, Lani Russell, Lia Szokalski, Helen Skeat, Christine Watson, and Christine Winter.
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Imprint:
Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 2000.©2000.Melbourne, Victoria : Oxford University Press, 2000
Collation:
xxvi, 644 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Linking notes:
Online version Oxford companion to aboriginal art and culture. Melbourne ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000
Contents:
Part 1. Foundations of being: 1. Religion2. Ritual and sacred sites3. Kinship and genderColonial and psot-colonial scenes: 4. Colonial continuities and discontinuities5. Rock art revisited6. Arnhem Land7. Between islands8. Queensland9. Central Australia10. The Kimberley11. The southern statesRenegotiating tradition: 12. Urban Aboriginal art13. Film and communications14. Literature15. Music16. Performance17. Fibre-work and textiles18. Cultural meeting places19. Living spacesThe public face of aboriginality: 20. Aboriginalities21. Reception and recognition of Aboriginal art22. Cross-cultural exchange23. The way aheadPart 2. Alphabetical entriesAppendix. Regional maps.
ISBN:
9780195506495 (hardback)
Dewey class:
700.8999
Local class:
700.8999
Language:
English
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Subject:
Artists, Aboriginal Australian -- DictionariesArt, Australian -- Aboriginal artists -- BiographyArt, Aboriginal -- DictionariesArt, Australian -- EncyclopaediasAboriginal peoples -- CeremoniesAboriginal musicChildren, Aboriginal AustralianAboriginal Australians -- ArtAboriginal Australians -- Material culture -- EncyclopediasAboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs -- EncyclopediasAboriginal Australians -- CivilizationAboriginal Australians -- EncyclopediasArts, Aboriginal Australian -- EncyclopediasArts, Aboriginal AustralianEthnic arts -- Australia -- Torres Strait Islands (Qld.) -- EncyclopediasEthnic arts -- Australia -- Torres Strait Islands (Qld.)Torres Strait Islanders -- Encyclopedias
BRN:
35850
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More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Reference | 700.8999 OXF | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |
| St Clair | Reference | 700.8999 OXF | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |
| St Marys | Reference | 700.8999 OXF | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |