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The Dendroglyphs, or 'Carved Trees' of New South Wales
Hardback
Main Details
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The Dendroglyphs, or 'Carved Trees' of New South Wales
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) R. Jnr Etheridge
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:98 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 297,Width 210 |
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| Category/Genre | Art of indigenous peoples |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781920899769
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| Classifications | Dewey:709.01 736.409944 |
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| Illustrations |
169 b&w ill., 1 col. ill.
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Sydney University Press
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| Imprint |
Sydney University Press
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| Publication Date |
1 December 2011 |
| Publication Country |
Australia
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Description
Aboriginal people of New South Wales carved trees as a form of visual communication for thousands of years. These elaborate designs carved into the sapwood and heartwood of trees once a section of external bark was removed - were meant to last. Sadly, after European colonisation, the practice was abandoned and the original meanings lost.
Author Biography
Robert Etheridge, Jr. (1847-1920) was a British palaeontologist and curator of the Australian Museum from 1895-1919.
Reviews'Sydney University and the State Library are to be commended on reprinting this volume. It makes accessible an important and beautiful aspect of Aboriginal culture that has been mostly lost and, until now, largely forgotten.' -- Jeannette Hope * Australian Archaeology *
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