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The Tasmanian Aborigines
By the pre-eminent authority on Tasmanian aborigines this is Plomley's 1977 first edition of his seminal work (not the later 1993 edition). Paperback. 72 pages. Good clean condition. Cat No 5077
Paired Brothers: Concealment and Revelation - Iatmul Ritual Art from the Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Paperback. 40 pages. In new condition. Cat No 5049
Introduction to Sepik Art of Papua New Guinea
Explores the culture of the Sepik, their houses, and their methods and purpose of mask making. A lengthy final section depicts 12 mwai masks, 20 gable masks, 21 trading masks, 29 canoe shield masks, 28 basket hooks, flutes and drums, and 23 pottery ornaments, all illustrated in colour.
Polynesians - Discovering Other Cultures
Short illustrated guide to the people of the Pacific - Tonga, Samoa, New Zealand, Hawaii and Easter Island. Illustrated. Paperback. 16 pages. Good condition. Cat No 4938
The Material Culture of Kiribati: Nonouti - Tabiteuea - Onotoa
Illustrated throughout with many drawings and photographs. Paperback. 272 pages. Small inscription to half-title page, and slight fading to spine, otherwise in good clean condition. Cat No 4937
Aboriginal Art of Australia: An Introduction to the Vast World of Traditional Aboriginal Art
In good condition. Cat No 4825
New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts
A comprehensive illustrated guide to traditional Maori arts and crafts - carving, dyes and tatoos, painted patterns, wall panels, weaving, and basket work. Hardback. 160 pages. In good clean condition. Cat No 4739
The Aboriginal People of Tasmania
A sympathetic compendium of the lifestyle and cultuiral practices of the aboriginal tribes of Tasmania with specific information on - clothes, personal ornament, food, tools, shelter, religion, art, watercraft, song and dance, social organisation, and disposal of the dead.
Images in Ochre: The Art and Craft of the Kunwinjku
A large album of contemporary paintings drawing upon ancient cultural traditions of animal depiction and ancestral dreamtime symbolism of the Kakadu aborigines of Northern Australia.