Culture in a sealed envelope: The concealment of Australian aboriginal heritage and tradition in the Hindmarsh Island Bridge affair

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 193-210

  Weiner, James F ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0009901986     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2660693     Document Type: Article

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