Becoming Art: Exploring Cross-Cultural Categories
 Book Description: Becoming Art provides a new analysis of the shifting cultural and social contexts that surround the production of Aboriginal art. Transcending the boundaries between anthropology and art history, the book draws on arguments from both [... more]
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Visual Sense: A Cultural Reader
DIVVision is more than looking or seeing.IVisual Sense/Ipresents a series of readings which challenge conventional psychological and social scientific approaches to the study of the ocular. The book highlights the multitude of ways in which vision is [... more]
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The Art of Kula
DIVNearly a century ago, it was predicted that Kula, the exchange of shell valuables in the Massim region of Papua New Guinea, would disappear. Not only has this prophecy failed to come true, but today Kula is expanding beyond these island communities to [... more]
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The Anthropology of Art: A Reader
This anthology provides a single-volume overview of the essential theoretical debates in the anthropology of art. Drawing together significant work in the field from the second half of the twentieth century, it enables readers to appreciate the art of [... more]
$71.00
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Aboriginal Art
For thousands of years Australian Aborigines have been making art. A manifestation of the creative forces of the Dreamtime, art is also a means of expressing individual and group identity. Howard Morphy surveys the great variety in Aboriginal art, [... more]
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The Art of Kula
Interesting Subject Matter, Poor Execution: Paperback, 9.25 " x 6.25", 214 Pgs, 16 B & W Photos, 2 Maps, 3 Tables, 14 Figures Of Line Drawings. The Massim Region of Papua New Guinea, and "Kula", (originally the exchange of shell [... more]
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Key Debates in Anthropology
A fascinating read on the essence of anthropology: What is anthropology? What is society, culture, language - and how are they related? In this volume, edited by the intrepid Tim Ingold, we find these issues and others debated by some of the leading [... more]
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Key Debates In Anthropology
A fascinating read on the essence of anthropology: What is anthropology? What is society, culture, language - and how are they related? In this volume, edited by the intrepid Tim Ingold, we find these issues and others debated by some of the leading [... more]
$41.95
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The Art of Kula
Interesting Subject Matter, Poor Execution: Paperback, 9.25 " x 6.25", 214 Pgs, 16 B & W Photos, 2 Maps, 3 Tables, 14 Figures Of Line Drawings. The Massim Region of Papua New Guinea, and "Kula", (originally the exchange of shell [... more]
$29.95
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Not seeing what is there: in eastern Arnhem Land, ...
Author: Frances Morphy Author: Howard Morphy Binding: Digital Format: HTML Number Of Pages: 12 Publication Date: 2008-04-01 Release Date: 2008-12-05 [... more]
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Tradition Today: Indigenous Art in Australia
Author: Hetti Kemerre Perkins Author: Howard Morphy Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780734763440 ISBN: 0734763441 Number Of Pages: 204 Publication Date: 2004-01 [... more]
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Ancestral Connections: Art and an Aboriginal System of ...
essential guide to Aboriginal religion and symbolism: Dr. Howard Morphy's articles and books are consistently well researched and readable; Ancestral Connections is no exception. This book provides a fascinating and rewarding insight into thought system [... more]
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