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The abstract art of the Aranda

Anthropos55 • Published In 1960 • Pages: 345-354 , 3 plates

By: Adam, Leonhard.

Abstract
The article describes a painted rock wall at QUIURNPA and rock engravings near Temple Bar Creek, central Australia. Adam discusses the aesthetic issues of the paintings, rather than their social context. Some introductory general observations on Aranda art as a whole are given in the first section.
Subjects
Decorative art
Representative art
culture
Aranda
HRAF PubDate
1996
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Australia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Art Historian
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Joan Steffens ; 1963
Field Date
1955
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Australia
Notes
Leonhard Adam
Includes bibliographical references
LCSH
Aranda (Australian people)