Djalkiri : Yolngu art, collaborations and collections / edited by Rebecca J Conway.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Conway, Rebecca J., editor.

Chau Chak Museum Wing, host institution.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

University of Sydney, current owner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Aboriginal Australian--Exhibitions.

Art, Aboriginal Australian.

Painting, Aboriginal Australian--Exhibitions.

Painting, Aboriginal Australian.

Yolngu (Australian people)--Exhibitions.

Yolngu (Australian people).

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

317 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), map ; 27 x 23 cm

Place of Publication:

University Of Sydney, NSW : Sydney University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Djalkiri are footprints, ancestral imprints on the landscape that provide the Yolnu people of eastern Arnhem Land with their spiritual foundations. This book explores Yolnu art and material culture through the voices of those who have been involved with Yolnu collections over time. With contributions from Yolnu elders and artists, art historian and museum curators, it describes how communities and museums have worked together in the past, how the relationship has changed, and how Yolnu philosophies can guide how we engage with Yolnu art. Some of the collections featured here were created almost 100 years ago and have rarely been on public display. In Djalkiri, members of the Milingimbi/Yurrwi Island, Ramingining and Yirrkala communities offer insight into their historical, contemporary, and deeper time meanings.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

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

ISBN:

9781743327272

1743327277

OCLC:

1198558430

Publisher Number:

99989849149