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The University of Sydney Archives presents this unique volume of images from the north-eastern Arnhem Land communities of Milingimbi and Galiwin'ku was selected and described by Dr JN Gumbula. This book provides some of the earliest photographic images of Yolngu dating back to 1926 showing traditional, ceremonial and mission life as well as images of landscapes and early anthropological expeditions. JN Gumbula was an eminent Yolngu elder, artist and intellectual. He was descended from a long line of prominent Yolngu leaders whose contributions to dialogue and understanding between Indigenous and other Australians date from the 1920s, and is a foremost authority on international collections of material culture from Arnhem Land.

Mali' Buku-Ruŋanmaram: Images from Miliŋinbi (Milingimbi) and surrounds

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The University of Sydney Archives presents this unique volume of images from the north-eastern Arnhem Land communities of Milingimbi and... Read more

    Publisher: Sydney University Press
    Publication Date: 16/04/2012
    ISBN13: 9781921364136, 978-1921364136
    ISBN10: 1921364130

    Number of Pages: 235

    Non Fiction , Art & Photography

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    The University of Sydney Archives presents this unique volume of images from the north-eastern Arnhem Land communities of Milingimbi and Galiwin'ku was selected and described by Dr JN Gumbula. This book provides some of the earliest photographic images of Yolngu dating back to 1926 showing traditional, ceremonial and mission life as well as images of landscapes and early anthropological expeditions. JN Gumbula was an eminent Yolngu elder, artist and intellectual. He was descended from a long line of prominent Yolngu leaders whose contributions to dialogue and understanding between Indigenous and other Australians date from the 1920s, and is a foremost authority on international collections of material culture from Arnhem Land.

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