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Little paintings, big stories : gossip songs of Western Arnhem Land.

Record no:

67828

Call no:

572.994295 LIT

Author:

Stanton, John E. ; Berndt, Ronald M. (Ronald Murray), 1916-1990 ; Berndt Museum of Anthropology

Publisher:

Crawley, W.A.: University of Western Australia

Year:

2013

Series:

Occasional paper (Berndt Museum of Anthropology) ; no. 12

Description:

104 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps, ports. (some col.) ; 30 cm.

Subject:

Australia - Songs and music;
Australian Aborigines - Goulburn Island Community;
Australian Aborigines - Northern Territory - Arnhem Land - Music;
Australian Aborigines - Northern Territory - Arnhem Land - Social life and customs;
Australian Aborigines - Northern Territory - Arnhem Land - Bark paintings - Exhibitions;

Isbn:

9781740522694/1038-2364

Notes:

Catalogue of an exhibition held at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, U.W.A., 29 June-14 December 2013.

Type:

Book

Abstract:

Drawn from the Berndt Museum Collection, this exhibition explores the inter-relationship between the people, country and stories of Goulburn Island, Northern Territory. Djurrbilk stories use human characters in the guise of animals. The stories are sometimes

based on actual events that have happened in the community, but the use of animals obscures the original characters and their actions, protecting their identity and saving embarrassment.

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Contents:

Includes: "Other creatures in human guise and vice versa : a dilemma in understanding" by Ronald M. Berndt.

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1		Anthropology	Western Australian Museum	572.994295 LIT	On Shelf
2		Main Library	Western Australian Museum	572.994295 LIT	On Shelf			1