Painting history: Indigenous observations and depictions of the 'other' in northwestern Arnhem Land, Australia

Australian Archaeology

Volumn 71, Issue , 2010, Pages 57-65

  May, Sally K ^a   Taçon, Paul S C ^b   Wesley, Daryl ^a   Travers, Meg ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 78650805559     PISSN: 03122417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03122417.2010.11689384     Document Type: Review

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