Australia. The Greatest Island
- 352pages
- 13 heures de lecture
Book by Morrison, Reg






Book by Morrison, Reg
Outline of culture; symbolism; regional variations in art and material culture; surveys of body decoration, painting and scarring; ornaments and clothing; fibre crafts; rock engraving and painting; bark painting; acrylic painting at Papunya (including women artists); carved weapons and utensils; sculpture; role of art in outstation movement; dating Aboriginal art.
Oversized hardcover. 128 pages. Text by Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Paul Cliff. 1 to 6 beautiful color photographs on almost every page.
Rigt illustreret bog om en lang række af Australiens naturseværdigheder
"This powerful reminder of a rich and varied ancient culture, in which there were once more than 350 languages, features legends told in a variety of styles both in prose and poetry. The styles reflect the individuality of the authors and the differing present-day cultures through which legends are passed on to us. Drawn from an Aboriginal world in which each seperate group has its own legends, the stories are enormous in range. Some are violent, some mysterious, many are gently humorous, touching or even whimsical. The Alcheringa - the time of creation - is implicit in all the stories as is the spirit world so important in Aboriginal culture."--BOOK JACKET.