Arts / Art- History / Australia; Aboriginal Paintings-Arnhem Land, Unesco World Art Series by Sir Herbert Read

• Book Title: Australia; Aboriginal Paintings-Arnhem Land, Unesco World Art Series
• Author: Sir Herbert Read
• ISBN: mw00123651
• Publisher: New York graphic Society
• Year Published: 1954
• Our Price: £60.50 GBP ($99.83 USD)
• Description: New York graphic Society: White hardcover: approximately 13.5 x 19 inches tall : introductory summary of the history of aboriginal painting illustrated by black and white photographs followed by 32 full-page colour plates of rock and bark paintings with the following titles on verso: --.Rock paintings from Western Arnhem land:- 1) A group of Nalbidji spirit men and women, Unbalanya Hill. 2) Mimi Spirit people and a sea-going turtle, Cannon Hill. 3) A frieze of running Mimi spirit men with spears and spear throwers, Obiri.4) Group of Nalbidji men and women hunting kangaroos. Unbalanya Hill. 5) Group of long bodied Mimi spirit people, Inagurdurwil. 6) Running figures of Mimi spirit people with weapons, Inagurdurwil. 7) Mimi spirit man with spears, spear thrower carrying bag round his neck with goose- wing feather fan in hand, Obiri. 8) Group of four running women, Unbalanya Hill. 9) Three dangerous Namarakain female spirits, Cannon Hill. 10) Group of malignant Mamandi spirit people, Inagurdurwil. 11)Mimi spirit woman and catfish, Unbalanya Hill. 12) Aboriginal ceremony with man blowing wooden trumpet, another beating music sticks together and remainder of group dancing, Cannon Hill.13) Pursuit of the evil spirit Adumgun by an aborigine, Unbalanya Hill. 14) Figures of Mimi men and women carrying weapons, Inagurdurwil. 15) Portion of a frieze of running men and women, Unbalanya Hill. 16) A fish in "x-ray art " ,Obiri. Bark paintings:- 17)Underground tuber and its vines, Goulburn Island, Northern Arnhem land. 18)Shark man lying among the fallen leaves in a swamp, Yirkalla, North Eastern Arnhem land. 19) Design with triangular cloud pattern ,Milingimbi. 20) Design associated with Djunkgao myth,Milingimbi.21) Design associated with the Djunkgao myth, Milingimbi. 22) Wet season seascape. Three thunderclouds travelling above four stingrays feeding on the sandy bottom, Yirkalla, North Eastern Arnhem land. 23) Spiny ant eater, Goulburn Island, Northern Arnhem land. 24) Design, meaning unknown, Milingimbi. 25) Fishing scene depicting devil rays, turtles, crocodile, shark, and other marine creatures, Caledon Bay , North Eastern Arnhem land. 26) The great fishermen Mura- Mura and Queen- Fish and octopi, Yirkalla, North Eastern Arnhem land. 27) Design with fish and stingray, Milingimbi.28) Dignuk, spirit fishermen of the night and spirit man Namarakain , Oenpelli, Western Arnhem land. 29)Spirit men Eradbatti and Kumail- Kumail , Oenpelli, Western Arnhem land. 30) Mangrove crabs and constellation of Orion and the Pleiades, Unwala, Groote Eylandt , Gulf of Carpentaria .31) Hunting scene, Yirkalla, , North Eastern Arnhem land. 32) Spirit man Wili- Wilia spearing kangaroos and kangaroo man Kandarik ,Oenpelli, Western Arnhem land. Condition: cover slightly discoloured with slight rubbing to edges and worn corners: contents very clean and good: overall good clean and collectable.
• Condition: Collectable- Good
• Dustcover: No
• Binding: Hardback
• Type: Used Books

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