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Accession Number
29093
Title Of Article Chaper
Pictures of the dreaming: aboriginal rock art of Australia
Title Of Journal Book
Archaeology
Volume
39
Issue
4
Pages
18-25
Collation
10 color plates, map
ISSN
0003-8113
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Reviews the various types of rock art and identifies sites. Techniques as well as subject matter are described. Local pigments and brush materials are identified. Conservation of paintings up until the last 25 years had been a prescribed part of the aborigine ritual, and now rapid deterioration is evident at many sites. The rock art is endangered by weather, livestock, vandals, and greed.
Keywords
rock art;Australia;techniques;pigment;conservation;painting; Aborigine; deterioration
pub_id
8212