Archaeology and the colonial encounter: Kimberley spearpoints, cultural identity and masculinity in the north of Australia

Journal of Social Archaeology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 352-377

  Harrison, Rodney ^a  

^a New South Wales Nurses' Association   (Australia)

Author keywords

colonialism; cross cultural encounter; identity; Kimberley points; masculinity; material culture; northern Australia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990359377     PISSN: 14696053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146960530200200304     Document Type: Article

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