Old And New Australian Aboriginal Art
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Roman Black
Binding: Hardback
Published: Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1964
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Pictorial boards with bumping on corners. Faded spine. Name on half-title page otherwise clean text.
This extensively illustrated volume in Aboriginal art history presents a sweeping survey of traditional and contemporary artistic practices across Australia’s Indigenous communities. Roman Black documents rock engravings, bark paintings, ceremonial objects, and modern textile and pottery designs, detailing stylistic regions from Arnhem Land to the Kimberleys. The book illustrates how sacred motifs, ritual symbolism, and environmental materials inform both ancestral and evolving visual languages. It argues that Aboriginal art is not static but adaptive, reflecting cultural continuity alongside innovation influenced by contact and change. With over 175 pages of visual and textual analysis, this work stands as a foundational reference for scholars, curators, and collectors seeking to understand the breadth and depth of Australia’s First Nations art.
Author: Roman Black
Binding: Hardback
Published: Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1964
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Pictorial boards with bumping on corners. Faded spine. Name on half-title page otherwise clean text.
This extensively illustrated volume in Aboriginal art history presents a sweeping survey of traditional and contemporary artistic practices across Australia’s Indigenous communities. Roman Black documents rock engravings, bark paintings, ceremonial objects, and modern textile and pottery designs, detailing stylistic regions from Arnhem Land to the Kimberleys. The book illustrates how sacred motifs, ritual symbolism, and environmental materials inform both ancestral and evolving visual languages. It argues that Aboriginal art is not static but adaptive, reflecting cultural continuity alongside innovation influenced by contact and change. With over 175 pages of visual and textual analysis, this work stands as a foundational reference for scholars, curators, and collectors seeking to understand the breadth and depth of Australia’s First Nations art.