| Description |
xii, 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), 1 map ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Art and myths of the Aborigines : the people and their myths; Regions and art styles; The artists and their work -- Creation myths: Sisters of the sun: the Djanggawul myth, I ; The lost power: the Djanggawul myth II; The good man: the Laindjung myth; The sisters and the snake: Wagilag myth; The snake woman: The Ngalyod myth; The death of the father: the Kunmanggur myth; The old woman: The Mudungkala myth -- Myths of natural forces: How the Milky Way was created: the Catfish and crow myth; The wind tree: the Barra myth; The coming of fire: teh Goorda myth; The thunder man: the Djambuwal myth; The lightning man: the Namarragon myth -- Myths of men and women: the lost love: the Balada myth; The first wife: the dolphin myth; The faithful wife: the tortoise myth; The tempted one: the Mimi myth; The man-eater: the Mutjinga mythI; The child-eater: the Mutjinga myth II; The singing woman: the Kukpi myth; The unloved one: teh Ubar-drum myth; The man-killer: the Wilintji myth; The wife-killer: the Malamu myth -- Myths of everyday life: The heroic fisherman: the Munjurr myth; the spirit messenger: the opossum-tree myth; Keeper of the secrets: the Luma Luma myth; The greedy boy: the Djert myth; the bitter fruit: the Lala myth; When the rains came: the Napilingu myth; The spear-maker: the Jirukupai myth, I; The crocodile man: the Jirukupai myth II; The bold woman: the spider myth; The man who became black: the ship-totem myth -- The coming of death: funeral myths: How death came: the Purukapali myth; The killer snake: the Gurramuringu myth; How Mutjinga lived again: the crab and crow myth; The morning star: the Barnumbir myth; The happy spirit: the Murayana myth |
| Summary |
Bark paintings, carved figures and grave poles from Oenpelli, Milingimbi, Yirrkala, Groote Eylandt, Melville and Bathurst Islands, Port Keats and the Daly River Reserve; associated myths; material collected by the author in N.T.; artist identified |
| Analysis |
Aboriginal Australians |
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Aboriginal Australians - Art |
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Aboriginal Australians - Legends |
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Australian Aboriginal arts |
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Australian Aboriginal myths. Texts |
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Australian Aboriginal tales & legends. Collections |
| Notes |
Index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [289]-[292] and index |
| Subject |
Aboriginal Australians -- Folklore -- Fiction.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Folklore.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Antiquities.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Art.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Legends -- Fiction.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Legends.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Religion.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Legends.
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Art, Aboriginal Australian.
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Art, Australian -- Aboriginal artists
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Dreamtime (Aboriginal Australian mythology)
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Legends -- Australia.
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Legends, Australian (Aboriginal)
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Mythology, Aboriginal Australian.
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Painting, Australian -- Aboriginal artists
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| Genre/Form |
Legends.
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Fiction.
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| LC no. |
75312812 |
| ISBN |
0727000764 |
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