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By: Brady, Liam M.
Price: $94.95
Publisher: North Melbourne, Australian Scholarly Publishing: 2010
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller ID: ID260675
ISBN: 1921875062
Small Quarto Size. MINT - a NEW copy. Colour plates and photographs. Black & white maps. 497 pages Positioned at one of anthropology's most significant boundaries, the Torres Strait Islands and their indigenous inhabitants have fascinated scientists for well over a century. Pictures, Patterns, and Objects explores the rich yet relatively unknown rock-art of the area to investigate Islander artistic expression as an indicator of social interaction. This richly illustrated study employs digital technology to recover rapidly fading rock paintings. Liam M. Brady outlines how Islander and Aborigin... View more info