Title Saltwater : Yirrkala bark paintings of sea country : recognising indigenous sea rights

Published Neutral Bay, N.S.W. : Buku-Larrngay Mulka Centre in association with Jennifer Isaacs Publishing, 1999

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Description 112 pages : color illustrations, portraits, ; 29 cm Contents Preface / Andrew Blake -- Artists' declarations: Dula Nurruwuthun; Gawirrin Gumana; Djambawa Marawili; Mowarra Ganambarr; Lanani Marika --Saltwater / Djon Mundine -- Map -- Major works: Lutumba; Baraltja; Garraparra; Sea Country; Yathikpa; Yarrinya; Bäniyala; Manybalala; Djarrakpi; Gurka'wuy; Bayapula; Yalanbara; Nanydjaka; Yirrkala; Wessel Islands; Arnhem Bay -- Saltwater country -- Index of artists and paintings Summary Catalogue of eighty bark paintings which is the work of forty-seven Yolnu artists from north-east Arnhem Land. When a sacred area was desecrated by an illegal barramundi fishing camp, this incident began the monumental story of these paintings set against a backdrop of national legal and political maelstrom Notes Includes indexes Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes Subject ANU Drill Hall Gallery -- Exhibitions Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc. Aboriginal Australians -- Water rights. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Yirrkala (N.T.) -- Art -- Exhibitions. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Yirrkala -- Art -- Exhibitions Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Yirrkala Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Yirrkala -- Art -- Exhibitions Art, Aboriginal Australian -- Australia -- Yirrkala (N.T.) -- Exhibitions. Art, Australian. Bark painting -- Australia -- Yirrkala (N.T.) -- Exhibitions. Bark painting -- Australia -- Yirrkala (N.T.) -- Exhibitions. Bark painting, Yolngu. Native title (Australia) Native title (Australia) -- Australia -- Yirrkala (N.T.) Painting, Aboriginal Australian -- Australia -- Yirrkala (N.T.) -- Exhibitions. Water rights -- Australia. Water rights -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Yirrkala Yolngu (Australian people) Genre/Form Exhibition catalogs. Author Buku-Larrngay Mulka Centre Drill Hall Gallery. LC no. 00273615 ISBN 0646377027

Other Titles Yirrkala bark paintings of sea country

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