To find tony tuckson’s curatorial legacy, you must take the lift down to the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander collection, “Yiribana,” which means “this way” in the ...
For hundreds of years, Australia's indigenous people have hand carved objects representing ancestral totemic birds, animals and spirit figures, and decorated them with tribal patterns. On view are 21 ...
Almost exactly a year ago, walking through the Seattle Art Museum with my uncle, I stopped cold in front of a piece of art called “Munurru,” or “Rough,” by Aboriginal Australian artist Galuma Maymuru.
Kangaroos and wallabies mingle with humans, or sit facing forward as if playing the piano. Humans wear headdresses in a variety of styles and are frequently seen holding snakes. These are some of the ...
Aboriginal people of the Northern Territory -- Aboriginal people of South Australia -- Aboriginal people of Victoria -- Aboriginal people of New South Wales -- Aboriginal people of Tasmania -- Rock ...
Australia’s government has bought the copyright to the Aboriginal flag, making it freely available for public use and ending a longstanding battle over the design. In a deal worth more than 20 million ...
Australian Archaeology, No. 67, More Unconsidered Trifles: Papers to Celebrate the Career of Sandra Bowdler (Dec., 2008), pp. 61-68 (8 pages) The archaeological study of Aboriginal knapped glass ...
At a temporary Aboriginal gathering space dubbed Marri Madung Butbut — or “Many Brave Hearts” in the language of Sydney’s original inhabitants, the Gadigal people — eight performers emerged through ...