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Detail of front cover of EARTH'S CREATION - The Paintings of Emily Kame Kngwarreye (diggins1p 150/206)
Diggins, Lauraine. EARTH'S CREATION. The Paintings of Emily Kame Kngwarreye. BNo. 0-9587627-5-9. First Edition, 1998 (pb). Pp: 16; 295mm x 210mm; 0.15kg. 10 col. Acknowledgments, end notes. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Malakoff Fine Art Press, Caulfield, Victoria, 1998. (This catalogue was produced to during October and November 1998) (Keywords: Utopia, batik, Body paint, Wild Potato Dreaming).
Book Code: M289 AU$20
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Detail of wrapper of Aboriginal Bark Canoes of the Murray Valley (edwards05p 170/228 EDWA05)
Edwards, Robert. AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL ART. The art of the Alligator Rivers region, Northern Territory. BNo. 0-85575-105-3. First Edition, 1979 (pb). Pp: xii, 202; 240mm x 180mm; 0.58kg. 45 col & b/w, 2 maps. Introduction, acknowledgments, summary, references. A very good paperback copy in illustrated wrap. Wrp: vg. Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra, 1979. (This book covers the wealth of Aboriginal rock art to be found in the "galleries" of the vast Alligator Rivers region of the Northern Territory. There are chapters on rock art regions, the significance of rock paintings, the antiquity of rock art and factors leading to the deterioration of paintings) (Keywords: ethnology, tribal, Oenpelli, Kakadu, Polychrome X-ray, Monochrome Mimi, Arnhem Land, Inagurdurwil, Namarakain, Namaran).
Book Code: H241 AU$36
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Detail of wrapper of Aboriginal Bark Canoes of the Murray Valley (edwards1p 170/222 EDWA01)
Edwards, Robert. ABORIGINAL BARK CANOES OF THE MURRAY VALLEY. Published for South Australian Museum. BNo. 0-85179-412-2. Reprint Edition, 1975 (1972). Pp: 80; 235mm x 175mm; 0.43kg. 4 col, num b/w, 2 maps. Foreword, bibliography, acknowledgments, sources, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg, dw: vg. Rigby Limited, Adelaide, 1975. (The author presents a detailed examination of the art of making canoes and tells why the riverine Aborigines devoped the art) (Keywords: Ethnology, Australia, Aboriginal, southeast, canoes, Murray).
Book Code: P183 AU$15
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Edwards, Robert & Bruce Guerin. ABORIGINAL BARK PAINTINGS. Arnhem Land, Australia. BNo. 0-85179-459-9. Reprint Edition, 1976 (1969). Pp: (32); 250mm x 190mm; 0.30kg. 32 col, 1 map. Foreword by F.D. McCarthy. A very good hardback copy with illustrated cover. Cvr: vg. Rigby Limited, Adelaide, 1976. (Twenty four bark paintings are illustrated together with a description of the manner in which they are prepared) (Keywords: Ethnology, art, Australia, Aboriginal, western Arnhem Land, Croker Island, Milingimbi, Oenpelli, Groote Eylandt).
Book Code: R664 AU$18
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Detail of wrap of SONGLINES - Emerging Queensland Indigenous Artists (fox05p 160/157 FOX05)
Fox, Michael & Desiree Alizart (photographs). SONGLINES. Emerging Queensland Indigenous Artists. BNo.0-9581169-6-2. First Edition, 2003 (pb). Pp: 32; 210mm x 215mm; 0.15kg. 46 col. Introduction, acknowledgments. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Keeaira Press, Brisbane, 2003. (Songlines brings together the diverse practices of emerging and established contemporary artists from across Queensland. The aim of the Songlines exhibition was to show some of the threads connecting their artistic and traditional cultural practices. Each of the artists draws upon their culture from different perspectives). (Keywords: Contemporary art, Australia, Aboriginal, Queensland artists).
Book Code: R388 AU$22
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Detail of front cover of  SEEING THE CENTRE - The art of Albert Namatjira 1902-1959  (french1p  150/207  FREN01)
French, Alison. SEEING THE CENTRE. The art of Albert Namatjira 1902-1959. BNo. 0-642-54124-8. First Edition, 2002 (pb). Pp: x, 166; 290mm x 240mm; 0.98kg. 125 col, 19 b/w. Director's foreword, notes, further reading and resources, acknowledgments, lenders, checklist. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2002. (This book was published to accompany an exhibition of Albert Namatjira's paintings. The exhibition, which opened in Arrente country at the Araluen Centre for Arts and Entertainment in Alice Springs, coincided with the centenary of Namatjira's birth on 28 July 2002. The exhibition was then displayed at the National Gallery of Australia in October 2002. Over one hundred of Namatjira's paintings and pokerwork from art galleries and private collections from around Australia are illustrated in this catalogue and the text is well supported by many archival photographs) (Keywords: Aboriginal art, Central Australia, Albert Namatjira).
Book Code: T500 AU$56
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Detail of card - BILLY BENN PERRURLE (cover: Billy Benn - Lindsay's Mine - 2004) (gallerygabri90cp 110/129 GALL90c)
Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi. BILLY BENN PERRURLE - ADRIAN ROBINSON JANGALA. Exhibition of Artists' Works, Melbourne, 2004. BNo.n/a. First Edition 2004 (fc). Pp: 10; 160mm x 140mm; 0.02kg. 8 col. Biiographies, acknowledgments. A very good folded card copy. Cd: vg. Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne, 2004. (This folded card catalogue was produced for an exhibition of paintings by Billy Benn Perrurle and Adrian Robinson Jangala. This exhibition was held in the Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi in Melbourne in 2004) (Keywords: Contemporary paintings, Central Australia, Aboriginal, Alyawarre, Warlpirri).
Book Code: V268 AU$6
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Detail of card - LORRAINE CONNELLY-NORTHEY (cover: Lorraine Connelly-Northey - Narbong (string bag)) (gallerygabri90dp 110/129 GALL90d)
Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi. LORRAINE CONNELLY-NORTHEY - O'Possum Skin Cloaks and Narbongs. Exhibition of Artists' Works, Melbourne, 2007. BNo.n/a. First Edition 2007 (fc). Pp: 10; 160mm x 140mm; 0.02kg. 8 col. Selected shows, exhibitions and collections. A very good folded card copy. Cd: vg. Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne, 2007. (The exhibition Lorraine Connelly-Northey - O'Possum Skin Cloaks and Narbongs was presented at the Gallery Grabrielle Pizzi in Melbourne in May 2007) (Keywords: Contemporary paintings, Australia, Victoria, Murray River region, Aboriginal, Waradgerie, Wiradjuri, narbongs, string bags, cloaks).
Book Code: V274 AU$6
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Detail of front cover of AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL BARK PAINTINGS AND THEIR MYTHOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION (groger01p 165/205 GROG01)
Groger-Wurm, Helen M. AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL BARK PAINTINGS AND THEIR MYTHOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION. Volume 1: Eastern Arnhem Land. BNo. 0-85575-010-3. First Edition, 1973 (pb). Pp: xiv, 139; 260mm x 210mm; 0.52kg. 16 col, 195 b/w, 2 maps. Foreword, preface, glossary, list of artists, bibliography. A very good paperback copy. Studies No.30; Series No.5. Wrp: vg. (minor wear on wrap). Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra, 1973. (The introduction deals with historical records of paintings on bark; the purpose, function and regional art styles of bark paintings; and Eastern Arnhem Land and its people) (Keywords: Anthropology, Australia, Aboriginal, Arnhem Land, Dua Moiety, Djanggawul, Wagilag, Woijal, Wongar, Jiridja Moiety, Barama, Laindjung, Wuradilagu).
Book Code: W232 SOLD - now out of stock AU$380
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Detail of wrap  -  ART ON A STRING  - Aboriginal Threaded Objects from the Central Desert and Arnhem Land   (hamby6p  170/216  HAMB6)
Hamby, Louise & Diana Young. ART ON A STRING. Aboriginal Threaded Objects from the Central Desert and Arnhem Land. BNo.0-957-8180-6-8. First Edition, 2001 (pb). Pp: 96; 275mm x 225mm; 0.48kg. num col, 1 b/w, 2 maps. Foreword, introduction, acknowledgments. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Object-Australian Centre for Craft and Design, Canberra, 2001. (This publication was produced to accompany the touring exhibition 'Art on a String'. The exhibition introduces the aesthetic and symbolic power of necklaces and other threaded objects made by Australian Aboriginal artists from the Central Dsert and Arnhem Land) (Keywords: Adornment, craft, design, Australia, Aboriginal, Central Desert, Arnhem Land).
Book Code: S283 AU$40
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Hardy, Jane; J.V.S. Megaw & M. R. Megaw. HERITAGE OF NAMATJIRA. The Watercolourists of Central Australia. BNo. 0-85561-443-9. First Edition, 1992 (pb). Pp: xxii, 350; 260mm x 180mm; 1.13kg. Num. col, b/w, fig, maps. Foreword, preface, introduction, sources, notes on the authors, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. (minor wear on wrp). William Heinemann Australia, Port Melbourne, 1992. (This book is a comprehensive survey of the massive output of watercolours by the Aranda (Arrernte) artists of Central Australia. Twelve contributors - anthropologists, historians, art critics and collectors - review the history and stylistic development of the Hermannsberg watercolourists since the Finke River Mission's establishment in 1877, against a background of upheaval in Western Aranda culture) (Keywords: Aranda, Arrernte, Hermannsburg, Finke River, Battarbee, Albert Namatjira, Rueben Pareroultja).
Book Code: Q294 SOLD - now out of stock AU$130
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Havecker, Cyril. UNDERSTANDING ABORIGINAL CULTURE. Edited and Foreword by Yvonne Malykke. BNo. 0-9588588-0-2. Reprint Edition, 1999 (1987) (pb). Pp: 109; 205mm x 150mm; 0.15kg. 4 b/w, 18 fig. Foreword, afterword, glossary. A good paperback copy. Wrp: g. (wear on wrp; a number of loose pages). Cosmos Periodicals, Sydney, 1996. (The author writes about the Aboriginal culture, their myths and philosophy) (Keywords: Indigenous culture, Australia, Aboriginal, mythology).
Book Code: P116 AU$16
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Detail of wrap - INDIGENOUS ART OF THE DREAMTIME - Australian Mission to the United Nations  (hollow4p 163/230  HOLL04)
Hollow, Maryanne & Garry Darby. INDIGENOUS ART OF THE DREAMTIME. Australian Mission to the United Nations. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1999 (pb). Pp: (ii), 51; 295mm x 210mm; 0.29kg. 103 col, 1 map. Gallery foreword, foreword, introduction. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Aboriginal Art Galleries of Australia, Melbourne, 1999. (This publication is a catalogue for an exhibition which was displayed at the United Nations, New York in August and September 1999. Collected over several years, the paintings included in the exhibition are by renowned indigenous Australian artists and depict stories of the Dreamtime - the Aboriginal understanding of the world and its creation) (Keywords: Traditional, contemporary art, Australia, Aboriginal, Kngwarreye, Kemarre, Nakamarra, Napangardi, Naparrula, Nungarrayi, Petyarre, Jagamarra, Tjapaltjarri, Warangkula, Tjupurrula).
Book Code: M180 AU$25
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Detail of wrap of MODERN MASTERS (hollow3p 230/164  HOLL03)
Hollow, Maryanne & Kirsty McHarg et al. MODERN MASTERS. 20 February - 20 March 1999. BNo. n/a. First Edition 1999 (pb). Pp: (i), 21; 295mm x 210mm; 0.12kg. 35 col. Introduction by Maryanne Hollow. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Aboriginal Art Galleries of Australia, Melbourne, 1999. (This Australian Aboriginal art catalogue accompanied an exhibition of paintings which was displayed in AAGA Melbourne in February-March 1999. Thirty-five works of art are presented from twenty-two artists) (Keywords: Kngwarreye, Kemarre, Nakamarra, contemporary art, Australia, Aboriginal, Napangardi, Tjapangardi, Naparrula, Petyarre, Jagamarra, Tjampitjinpa, Tjapaltjarri, Warangkula, Tjupurrula, Tiwi, Pilakui, Puautjimi, Munkanome).
Book Code: M192 SOLD - now out of stock AU$25
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Detail of front of wrap - AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL ART (hollow08p 170/238  HOLL08)
Hollow, Maryanne & Natalie Hollow (curator). MY COUNTRY. Australian Aboriginal Art. BNo.n/a. First Edition 2005 (pb). Pp: 38; 300mm x 210mm; 0.22kg. 46 col. Introduction, catalogue. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Aboriginal Galleries of Australia, Melbourne, 2005. (This catalogue accompanied an exhibition of paintings of Australian Aboriginal artists which toured in 2005. Thirty-eight works of art are presented from ten artists) (Keywords: Anmatyerre, Pintupi, Luritja, Kngwarreye, Petyarre, Pwerle, Stockman, Tjapaltjarri, Namerari, Tjupurrula).
Book Code: V293 AU$20
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Detail of wrap -  TJINYTJILPA -   The Dotted Design   (hollow7p  230/165  HOLL07)
Hollow, Maryanne & Nina Bove. TJINYTJILPA - The Dotted Design. BNo. n/a. First Edition 1998 (pb). Pp: (ii), 28; 210mm x 290mm; 0.14kg. 45 col. Introduction, forewords (2), biographies, dot art: a natural abstraction. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Aboriginal Art Galleries of Australia, Melbourne, 1998. (This catalogue accompanied an exhibition of paintings of Australian Aboriginal artists which toured some of the major centres in Victoria in 1998-99. Thirty-six works of art are presented from nineteen artists) (Keywords: Contemporary art, Australia, Aboriginal, Napangardi, Nungarrayi, Petyarre, Jagamarra, Tjakamarra, Tjapaltjarri, Tjupurrula, Tjampitjinpa, Kngwarreye, Kemarre, Sandy).
Book Code: M215 AU$25
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