Negotiating yanyuwa rock art relational and affectual experiences in the Southwest Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Australia

Current Anthropology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 28-52

  Brady, Liam M ^a   Bradley, John J ^a   Kearney, Amanda J ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 84959252376     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/684683     Document Type: Article

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