Pictures, patterns & objects : rock-art of the Torres Strait Islands, Northeastern Australia /
Positioned at one of anthropology's most significant boundaries, the Torres Strait Islands and their indigenous inhabitants have fascinated scientists for well over a century. Pictures, Patterns, and Objects explores the rich yet relatively unknown rock-art of the area to investigate Islander a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Melbourne, Vic. :
Australian Scholarly Pub. Pty,
2010
Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty, Limited, 2010 |
| Series: | Studies in indigenous history and culture / Australian Scholarly Publishing
Studies in indigenous history and culture |
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| Summary: | Positioned at one of anthropology's most significant boundaries, the Torres Strait Islands and their indigenous inhabitants have fascinated scientists for well over a century. Pictures, Patterns, and Objects explores the rich yet relatively unknown rock-art of the area to investigate Islander artistic expression as an indicator of social interaction. This richly illustrated study employs digital technology to recover rapidly fading rock paintings. Liam m. Brady outlines how Islander and Aboriginal artistic expression is part of a much broader regional sphere that traverses significant social and linguistic boundaries, and argues that patterns of interaction across the hunter-gatherer and horticultural peoples are far more extensive than previously thought "Positioned at one of anthropology's most significant boundaries .. the Torres Strait Islands and their indigenous inhabitants have fascinated scientists for well over a century. ... Pictures, Patterns, and Objects explores the rich yet relatively unknown rock-art of the area to investigate Islander artistic expression as an indicator of social interaction. ... This richly illustrated study employs digital technology to recover rapidly fading rock paintings. Brady ... outlines how Islander and Aboriginal artistic expression is part of a much broader regional sphere that traverses significant social and linguistic boundaries, and argues that patterns of interaction across the hunter-gatherer and horticultural peoples are far more extensive than previously thought."--Back cover |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 497 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm xviii, 497 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliography p. [478]-493 and index Includes bibliography p. [478]-493 Includes bibliography pages [478]-493 |
| ISBN: | 1921875062 9781921875069 |