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14%OFFHoward Morphy - Ancestral Connections: Art and an Aboriginal System of Knowledge - 9780226538662 - V9780226538662
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Ancestral Connections: Art and an Aboriginal System of Knowledge

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Description for Ancestral Connections: Art and an Aboriginal System of Knowledge Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 484.
Ancestral Connections unlocks the inner meaning of Australian Aboriginal bark painting. Drawing on more than ten years of fieldwork among the Yolngu--an Aboriginal people of Northeast Arnhem Land--and applying both anthropological and art historical methods, Howard Morphy explores systematically the graphic representation of traditional knowledge in Yolngu art. He also charts the role that art has played in Aboriginal society both present and past. The rich symbolism of Yolngu art links the Yolngu directly with the Dreaming, the time of world-creation that continues as the spiritual dimension of the present. Morphy shows how a complex dialectic ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
Weight
483g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226538662
SKU
V9780226538662
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