Pictures, patterns & objects : rock-art of the Torres Strait Islands, Northeastern Australia / Liam M. Brady.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brady, Liam M., 1978-

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Studies in indigenous history and culture / Australian Scholarly Publishing.

Studies in indigenous history and culture / Australian Scholarly Publishing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rock paintings--Australia--Torres Strait Islands (Qld.).

Rock paintings.

Australia.

Art, Torres Strait Islander.

Art, Aboriginal Australian.

Rock paintings--Australia,northeastern.

Torres Strait Islands (Qld.)--Antiquities.

Torres Strait Islands (Qld.).

Aboriginal Australians--Australia, northeastern--Antiquities.

Aboriginal Australians.

Antiquities.

Physical Description:

xviii, 497 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty, Limited, 2010.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliography pages [478]-493.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781921875069

1921875062

OCLC:

721151296