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Sacred Places in Australia

Cowan, James; Colin Beard (Photographer)

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AUSTRALIANA ABORIGINAL INDIGENOUS  ART

First Edition. Large-format book featuring full-colour photographs from 12 different places in Australia, all sacred to Aborigines. With guidance from local Aboriginal custodians, the author explores the Aborigines’ insight into the land and its importance for all Australians.

Dreaming stories from Valley of the Boomerangs, Carnarvon Gorge; Herring Bone Country, Pilbara; Depuch Island; Kimberley; Bungle Bungles; Katherine; Goose Camp, Northern Territory; Haast Bluff; Tanami Desert; Uluru; Katatjuta (the Olgas); Mootwingee; rock paintings; rock engravings; sky heroes.

#0317/1020/080224/230424 ISBN 10: 073180192X ISBN 13: 9780731801923

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AuthorCowan, James; Colin Beard (Photographer)
Number of pages232 p. : col. ill., 1 map ; 29 cm.
PublisherSimon and Schuster
Year Published1991
Book Condition

Very Good + Jacked edge wear

Binding Type

Hardcover in Dustjacket

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