Rock Art of the Pilbara Region, North-west Australia
Author | : Bruce J. Wright |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 1968 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105033583803 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Function and interpretation of sacred and secular art; social significance of art style; engravings at Upper Yule River, Hooley Station engravings and paintings; Hamersley Station engravings; Juna Downs Station engravings; Black Hill Pool engravings; Croydon Station engravings and initiation site with stone arrangements used by Njaluma, Indjibandji, Mardudunera and Kurama people; Pyramid Hill engravings; Sherlock Station engravings; Gregory Gorge engravings and paintings; Pirina engravings; Indjibandji meeting place; Cooya Pooya Station engravings; Chiratta Station engravings; Cape Lambert engravings; Kalamina Gorge and Dales Gorge paintings and engravings; Eastern Gorge paintings; Wittenoom Cave paintings; Rio Tinto Gorge paintings; techniques, style, motifs, colour, weathering, and artistic merit discussed; 17 plates, 857 diagrams; myth and ritual complex represented in art (Kurangara); detailed tabulated analysis of engraved motifs.