Aboriginal Art

by Howard Morphy

Book Overview

For thousands of years, Australian Aborigines have been making art. A manifestation of the creative forces of Dreamtime, art is also a fundamental means of expressing individual and group identity. Howard Morphy surveys the great variety in Aboriginal art, showing the inter-relationships between such diverse art forms as body painting, dance, the decoration of weapons and utensils, and painting on bark and canvas.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714837520
• ISBN13: 9780714837529
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary