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Detail of front cover of IKUNTJI. (strocchip 150/197)
Strocchi, Marina (compiler). IKUNTJI. Paintings from Haasts Bluff 1992-1994. BNo. 0-949659-86-X. First Edition, 1994 (pb). Pp: x, 109; 280mm x 210mm; 0.60kg. 86 col, 2 maps. Foreword, acknowledgments, author's note, introduction, bibliography. A very good paperback copy in illustrated wrap. Wrp: vg. IAD Press, Alice Springs, 1994. (This book presents sixty-four paintings from sixteen artists from the Aboriginal community of Ikuntji in Australia's Northern Territory.) (Keywords: Contemporary art, Australia, Aboriginal, Pintupi, Pitjantjatjara, Luritja, Ngaatjatjara, Alyawarr, Arrente, Walpiri).
Book Code: L362 AU$40
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Stubbs, Dacre. PREHISTORIC ART OF AUSTRALIA. Cultural heritage of Aboriginal art. BNo. 0-333-13992-5. First Edition, 1974. Pp: 112; 290mm x 240mm; 0.93kg. 108 col & b/w, 2 tab, 1 map. Foreword, introduction, postscript, bibliography, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: g (minor wear on edges of wrap). The Macmillan Company of Australia Pty Ltd, South Melbourne, 1974. (This book is a pictorial presentation of rock engravings, cave paintings, tree carvings and bark paintings of Aborigines) (Keywords: Cultural history, heritage, Aboriginal art, Australia, Arnhem Land, Kimberley, Central).
Book Code: D403 AU$35
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Detail of front cover of SEEING THE BARK - Bark Painting in Western Arnhem Land (taylor6p 150/231 TAYL31)
Taylor, Luke. SEEING THE INSIDE. Bark Painting in Western Arnhem Land. BNo. 0-19-823354-X. First Edition, 1996 (pb). Pp: xvi, 283; 215mm x 140mm; 0.46kg. 51 b/w, 18 fig, 1 map, 10 tab. Introduction, appendix, bibliography, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Oxford University press Inc, New York, 1996. (In this illustrated book the author examines the creative methods of the bark painters of western Arnhem Land and the cultural meaning of their work. He discusses, on one hand, the arrangements that allow the artists to project their culture onto an international stage, and on the other, the continuing and religious roles of their paintings within their own society) (Keywords: Kunwinjku, Marralwanga, Wurrubirlibirl, Bardayal, Barrdjaray, rarrk).
Book Code: M411 AU$55
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Detail of wrapper - DONALD THOMSON IN ARNHEM LAND (thomson2p 150/210 THOM02)
Thomson, Donald F. DONALD THOMSON IN ARNHEM LAND. Compiled and introduced by Nicolas Peterson. BNo. 0-85902-097-5. First Edition, 1983. Pp: x, 146; 260mm x 180mm; 0.72kg. Num b/w, 4 maps. Preface, biographical sketch, notes, sources, acknowledgments, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. (small blank label in top corner of fep). Currey O'Neil Ross Pty Ltd, South Yarra, Victoria, 1983. (This book is an account of Donald Thomson's work in carrying out a government commission to investigate the grievances of a group of Arnhem Land Aborigines and the story of his adventures in tracking down and communicating with these people who were virtually unknown in the 1930s) (Keywords: Ethnology, Northern Australia, Aboriginal, Arnhem Land, Elcho Island, Nunggubuyu, Wongo, Groote Eylandt).
Book Code: H447 AU$45
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Detail of wrap - EUBENA NAMPITJIN (togni02p 180/247 TOOH02)
Togni, Samantha & Stephen Williamson (editors); Judith Ryan (text). EUBENA NAMPITJIN. Art and Life. BNo.0-646-45085-9. First Edition, 2005 (pb). Pp: ii, 88; 300mm x 220mm; 0.56kg. 58 col. Foreword, list of paintings, exhibition history, acknowledgments. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Warlayirti Artists Aboriginal Corporation, Balgo, 2005. (This publication celebrates the artistic career of Eubena Nampitjin, which, over the past 19 years has flourished and commanded the attention of an international audience. Eubena has reigned as Warlayirti Artists most significant artist for almost a decade. This book highlights the achievements of this significant Indigenous artist and development of her painting style over the last two decades) (Keywords: Contemporary art, northwestern Australia, Aboriginal, Balgo, Warlayirti Artists, Eubena Nampitjin).
Book Code: U218 AU$45
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Detail of front cover of PIERCING THE GROUND (watson01p 150/231 WATS01)
Watson, Christine. PIERCING THE GROUND. Balgo women's image making and relationship to country. BNo. 1-920731-30-X. First Edition, 2003 (pb). Pp: 400; 230mm x 150mm; 0.68kg. 31 col, 21 b/w, 23 fig, 1 map. Acknowledgments, introduction, appendix, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Fremantle Arts Centre Press, Fremantle, 2003. (The author's book stands as a highly original and groundbreaking elucidation of Kurjungka painting and a significant addition to what is known as 'the anthropology of art') (Keywords: Contemporary art, Australia, Aboriginal, Balgo women).
Book Code: T329 AU$32
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Detail of front cover of TELSTRA NATIONAL ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ART AWARD (west4p 160/163)
West, Margie & Colin Jack-Hinton. TELSTRA NATIONAL ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ART AWARD: Celebrating 20 Years. BNo.0-646-43287-7. First Edition, 2004 (pb). Pp: 158; 220mm x 220mm; 0.65kg. num col, some b/w. Director's foreword, sponsor's message, endnotes, acknowledgments, touring venues. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, 2004. (This catalogue illustrates the winning works of the 20th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award for seven categories; First Prize, Bark Painting, General Painting, Work on Paper, Wandjuk Marika 3D Memorial, Peoples' Choice, and Highly Commended. There are also short biographies and profiles of the artists) (Keywords: Contemporary art, traditional, Australia, Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islanders).
Book Code: R298 AU$19
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Detail of wrap - THE INSPIRED DREAM (west08p 175/240 WEST08)
West, Margie K.C. (ed). THE INSPIRED DREAM. Life as Art in Aboriginal Australia. BNo. 0-7307-0021-6. First Edition, 1988 (pb). Pp: 112; 305mm x 215mm; 0.62kg. 95 col, 1 map. Preface, foreword, introduction, bibliography, profile of contributors. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. (minor wear on wrp). The Museums of Northern Territory and Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, 1988. (This book was published for the exhibition at World Expo 1988. Art works illustrated represent Aboriginal Australia as a whole. This book clearly shows the continuity of cultural patterns from early times to the late 1980s. Articles from George Chaloupka, Paul Tacon, Luke Taylor, Howard Murphy, Francoise Dussart, Ian Green, and Jon Altman) (Keywords: Traditional, contemporary art, Australia, Aboriginal, Kunwinjku, Djang, Mutitjpuy, Yirrkala, Nakamarra, Warlpiri, Yuendumu, Tjampitjinpa, Papunya, Anmatyerre, Wunuwun, Maningrida).
Book Code: R453 AU$35
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Detail of wrap - RECOIL: Change and Exchange in Coiled Fibre Art (west11p 170/216 WEST11)
West, Margie (curatorial editor) & Sue Bassett (editor). RECOIL: Change and Exchange in Coiled Fibre Art. Artback Northern Territory Arts Touring Exhibition 2007. BNo.978-0-646-48035-0. First Edition, 2007 (pb). Pp: (iv), 107; 275mm x 225mm; 0.66kg. num col, 1 map. Foreword, introduction, contributors' details, selected bibliography, acknowledgments. A very good paperback copy in illustrated wrap. Wrp: vg. Artback Northern Territory Arts Touring, Darwin, 2007. (This catalogue was published to accompany the exhition Recoil. The catalogue presents the developments in contemporary fibre and coiling art) (Keywords: Weaving, contemporary fibre, coiling, basket making, Australia, Aboriginal, Murray River region, Arnhem Land, techniques).
Book Code: V305 $42
Note: Contributors and essays are:
(p.5) Hamby, Louise - Introduction - Coiled Together (Recoil: Change & Exchange in Coiled Fibre Art); (p.13) West, Margie - Strings Through the Heart - The Proliferation of Coiling Across Australia; (p.29) Purich, Thisbe - Runkunyi Runkunyi Runkunyi - Basket Weaving in Central Australia; (p.39) Nicholls, Andrew - Beautiful Mongrels - Coiling in the West;
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Detail of wrap - AUSTRALIANA and COLLECTABLES (westcott40bp 170/237 WEST40)
Westcott, David. AUSTRALIANA AND COLLECTABLES. Volume 2, No. 6, March-June, 1990. BNo.1030-8210. First Edition, 1990 (pb). Pp: 39; 295mm x 210mm; 0.15kg. num col & b/w. Introduction, conditions of sale. A very good paperback copy with staple binding. (hand-written prices realised sheets inserted). Wrp: vg. (minor wear; penned number on top corner of wrp). David Westcott Antiques, Deniliquin, NSW, 1990. (This publication is a catalogue for an auction of artefacts from Australia and Melanesia. These artefacts were the collection of Black's Museum of Mount Gambier, South Australia) (Keywords: Ethnology, Australia, Melanesia, Aboriginal, artefacts, shields, clubs, spears, boomerangs).
Book Code: U198 SOLD - now out of stock AU$35
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Detail of wrap - LOST WORLD OF THE KIMBERLEY (wilson25p 155/199 WILS25)
Wilson, Ian. LOST WORLD OF THE KIMBERLEY. Extraordinary glimpses of Australia's Ice Age ancestors. BNo.1-74114-391-8. First Edition, 2006 (pb). Pp: x, 315; 230mm x 180mm; 0.70kg. num col, b/w & fig. Author's preface, picture credits, notes, bibliography, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2006. (The author describes the early research on the Bradshaw paintings, and explains how advanced dating techniques have shed new light on the findings. He explains the theories put forward on the origins of these seafaring people) (Keywords: Rock art, northwestern Australia, Kimberley, Bradshaw figures, dating techniques).
Book Code: U281 AU$30
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Winter, Joan G. (curator). NATIVE TITLE BUSINESS. Contemporary Indigenous Art. A National Travelling Exhibition. BNo. 0-9585291-6-7. First Edition, 2002 (pb). Pp: 102; 280mm x 225mm; 0.48kg. num col. Foreword, introduction, list of works. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Keeaira Press, Southport, Queensland, 2002. (The main aim of the travelling exhibition, Native Title Business is to promote understanding and reconciliation on native title, land and water rights in Australia. This book was published to accompany that travelling exhibition and contains contemporary art works representing more than sixty artists from all states and the Northern Territory) (Keywords: Contemporary indigenous art, Australia, Aboriginal).
Book Code: R309 AU$26
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Detail of front cover of CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS FROM WESTERN ARNHEM LAND
Wright, Felicity. CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS FROM WESTERN ARNHEM LAND. Flinders Art Museum, June-July 1999. BNo. 0-7258-0653-2. First Edition, 1999 (pb). Pp: (i), 31; 295mm x 210mm; 0.12kg. 13 col. Foreword, biographies, bibliography, acknowledgments. A very good paperback copy with staple binding. Wrp: vg. Flinders Art Museum, Flinders University, Adelaide, 1999. (This catalogue was produced to accompany the exhibition of contemporary paintings from Western Arnhem Land which was a significant collection of works on paper by Kunwinjku artists) (Keywords: Contemporary Aboriginal art, Australia, Arnhem Land, Kunwinjku).
Book Code: R019 AU$18
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