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Stories from Australia : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Bib ID 2351893
Format BookBook
Author
National Museum of Australia
 
Description Canberra : National Museum of Australia, 2002 
x, 118 p. : ill.(chiefly col.), facsims, maps, ports ; 24 cm. 
ISBN 1876944137
Summary

Annotation pending.

Full contents
  • Ngarrindjeri : people of the lakes and riverlands
  • Wik : ceremonies are sacred
  • Kimberley: a celebration of sites
  • Desert: centres of culture
  • Yarrabah: people of the rainforest
  • Tiwi: enriched by ritual
  • Yirrkala: the trade in hai sen
  • Saibai Island: keeping culture alive
  • Artists across Australia: expressing cultural identity.
 
Notes

"An exhibition from the National Museum of Australia for the Guangzhou Museum of Art, China."--Cover.

Includes bibliography (p. 113-114)

English and Chinese. T.p. has title also in Chinese.

Subjects National Museum of Australia -- Exhibitions.  |  Artists, Aboriginal Australian.  |  Art, Australian -- Aboriginal artists -- Exhibitions.  |  Art, Aboriginal Australian -- Exhibitions.  |  Aboriginal Australians -- History -- Exhibitions.  |  Art - Artists.  |  Ngarrindjeri / Narrinjeri people (S69) (SA SI54-13)  |  Wik people (Qld SD54)  |  Tiwi people (N20) (NT SC52-16)  |  Ngarrindjeri / Narrinjeri people (S69) (SA SI54-13)  |  Art - Artists.  |  Tiwi people (N20) (NT SC52-16)  |  Wik people (Qld SD54)  |  Kimberley area (WA SD51, SD52, SE51, SE52)  |  Yarrabah / Cape Grafton (NE Qld SE55-02)  |  Saibai Island (Qld TSI SC54-08)  |  Kimberley area (WA SD51, SD52, SE51, SE52)  |  Yarrabah / Cape Grafton (NE Qld SE55-02)  |  Saibai Island (Qld TSI SC54-08)
Other authors/contributors Guangzhou Museum of Art (China)
Available From National Museum of Australia, GPO Box 1901, Canberra ACT 2601. 

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