Old and New Australian Aboriginal Art

Download or read book Old and New Australian Aboriginal Art written by Roman Black and published by [Sydney] : Angus and Robertson. This book was released on 1964 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religious background to art; art regions; rock engravings, methods & styles - Sydney, Delamere, River Murray, Central Australia, Devon Downs, Flinders Ranges, western N.S.W., Port Hedland, Depuch Island; rock paintings grouped according to styles; designs & interpretation - Bimba (S.A.), Winbar Gallery, Glenisla, Sydney area, Princess Charlotte Bay area, Central Australia, Kimberleys, Napier-Broome area, Delamere, Oenpelli; bark paintings - Oenpelli, Yirrkala, Goulburn Island, Groote Eylandt - Macassan influence on subject & style; sacred & ceremonial objects & designs, ritual objects & bullroarers (Central Australia, North Australia, Broome, Kimberleys, Nannine (W.A.); waningas - N.T., W.A., Central Australia; ground drawings - Aranda & Warramunga tribes, illustration depicts the Rainbow Serpent - relates legend; carved trees - N.S.W. including Dubbo; grave post pictured - made for Bungaleen at Coranderrk; markings on weapons; boomerangs - N.T., Kimberleys, northern N.S.W., dance boomerangs from Cairns; shields - Victoria, N.S.W., W.A., N.T., Central Australia; spears - Melville Island, spear-throwers - Groote Eylandt, W.A.; carving on baobab nuts & pearl shell - Kimberleys, twined baskets - Gagadju tribe, bark containers; sculpture & modelling human figures from Arnhem Land - Macassan influence - rituals related to figures, carved wooden heads, painted skulls, ceremonial objects; crayon drawing, Port Bradshaw; comments on work of Kalboori Youngi; clay models from Kimberleys; new art, painting & design, pottery, textiles; extensively illustrated, types of art described in detail.