From the Bukarikara, the lore of the southwest Kimberley through the art of Butcher Joe Nangan, Kim Akerman
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From the Bukarikara, the lore of the southwest Kimberley through the art of Butcher Joe Nangan, Kim Akerman
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references
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contains biographical information
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no index present
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non fiction
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From the Bukarikara
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bibliography
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Kim Akerman
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the lore of the southwest Kimberley through the art of Butcher Joe Nangan
Summary
Having spent his life acquiring the ritual knowledge and lore, not only of his own Nyikina and Walmajarri forbears but also that pertaining to the lands of his neighbours, Butcher Joe Nangan believed that he could, through his art, present his world to a wider audience. With pencil, paint and pocket knife, Nangan deftly depicted the artefacts, legends and history of his country. The legends that Nangan relates and illustrates provide a traditional explanation on how his world came to be. Nangan also records the often-brutal history of the frontier experience and the clash of cultures as Europeans began to encroach on Aboriginal lands
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adult
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