Kimberley rock art, Mike Donaldson, Volume two
Type
Label
Kimberley rock art, Mike Donaldson, Volume two
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-395)
Illustrations
portraitsmapsillustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Kimberley rock art
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Mike Donaldson
Summary
"The Kimberley region of Western Australia is one of the last great wilderness areas on Earth. Covering an area of approximately 420 000 square kilometres, it is three times the size of England yet it has a population of just 30 000 people. This spectacularly beautiful region has been home to countless generations of Aboriginal people for at least 40 000 years, and Indigenous culture remains strong. Aboriginal artists have decorated caves, overhangs, and cliff faces with elaborate paintings of people, spirits, and animals; ancient and enigmatic Gwion or Bradshaw figures many thousands of years old dance on sheltered rock faces; and Wanjinas, creator spirits who put themselves onto the rocks in the Lalai, or Dreamtime, have been 'kept fresh' by repainting until recent times."
Table Of Contents
Vol. 1. Mitchell Plateau area-- vol. 2. North Kimberley-- vol. 3. Rivers and ranges
resource.variantTitle
Kimberley rock art, Volume 2, North KimberleyNorth Kimberley
Creator
Subject
- Rock paintings -- Western Australia -- Kimberley
- Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Kimberley Region
- Rock paintings -- Western Australia -- Kimberley Region
- Art, Aboriginal Australian -- Western Australia -- Kimberley
- Art, Aboriginal Australian -- Western Australia -- Kimberley Region
- Kimberley (W.A.) -- Antiquities
- Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Kimberley -- Antiquities
Content
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Creator1
- Subject7
- Rock paintings -- Western Australia -- Kimberley
- Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Kimberley Region
- Rock paintings -- Western Australia -- Kimberley Region
- Art, Aboriginal Australian -- Western Australia -- Kimberley
- Art, Aboriginal Australian -- Western Australia -- Kimberley Region
- Kimberley (W.A.) -- Antiquities
- Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Kimberley -- Antiquities
- Content2