Little paintings, big stories : gossip songs of Western Arnhem Land
- Bib ID:
- 6382059
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- [Crawley, Western Australia] University of Western Australia, [2013]
- ©2013
- 104 pages : colour illustrations, chiefly colour maps, music ; 30 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9781740522694
- ISSN:
- 1038-2364
- Series:
- Occasional paper (Berndt Museum of Anthropology) ; no. 12. 1038-2364
- Summary:
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Drawn from the Berndt Museum Collection, this exhibition explores the inter-relationship. between the people, country and stories of Goulburn Island, Northern Territory. Djurrbilk stories use. human characters in the guise of animals. The stories are sometimes based on actual events that have. happened in the community, but the use of animals obscures the original characters and their actions. protecting their identity and saving embarrassment.
- Notes:
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- Catalogue of an exhibition held at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, U.W.A., 29 June-14 December 2013.
- Summary Drawn from the Berndt Museum Collection, this exhibition explores the inter-relationship.
- between the people, country and stories of Goulburn Island, Northern Territory. Djurrbilk stories use.
- human characters in the guise of animals. The stories are sometimes based on actual events that have.
- happened in the community, but the use of animals obscures the original characters and their actions.
- protecting their identity and saving embarrassment.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Subject:
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- Berndt Museum of Anthropology -- Exhibitions
- Art, Aboriginal Australian -- Western Australia -- Exhibitions
- Anthropology -- Western Australia -- Periodicals
- Art - Painting - Bark
- Music - Vocal - Clan songs
- Maung / Mawng people (N64) (NT SC53-13)
- Art - Exhibitions
- Gunwinggu / Gunwinygu / Kunwinjku people (N65) (NT SD53-02)
- Arnhem Land (N.T.) -- Songs and music -- Exhibitions
- Goulburn Islands (West Arnhem Land NT SC53-13)
- Arnhem Land (NT)
- Australian
- Australia - Songs and music
- Australian Aborigines - Goulburn Island Community
- Australian Aborigines - Northern Territory - Arnhem Land - Music
- Australian Aborigines - Northern Territory - Arnhem Land - Social life and customs
- Australian Aborigines - Northern Territory - Arnhem Land - Bark paintings - Exhibitions
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- Copyright:
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- Until 2083 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2013
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