Painting the Country: Contemporary Aboriginal Art from the Kimberley Region, Western Australia

AUSTRALIAN ART ABORIGINAL INDIGENOUS
Images of country as depicted by men and women from the Kimberleys, to consolidate their claims to ritual ownership of these lands; paintings; artists. Contemporary examples of Aboriginal art provide an opportunity for adopting an analytical approach to the study of the changing imagery of Australian Aboriginal socio-cultural identities and the ways in which these serve both broader and more local perspectives.
48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), map ; 26 cm. Bibliography: p. 46-47. #140623 (prev ownership name.)
Painting, Australian — Western Australia — Kimberley — Aboriginal artists. | Art, Aboriginal Australian. | Aboriginal Australians — Western Australia — Kimberley. | Art – Artists – Men. | Politics and Government – Political action – Land rights. | Art – Artists – Women. | Kimberley area (WA SD51, SD52, SE51, SE52)