A study of the various styles of Aboriginal rock art found in Kakadu National Park and Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. Australian world authority on this subject, George Chaloupka, a field anthropologist with the Museum and Art Galleries Board of the Northern Territory, explains some of the unique and beautiful rock paintings to be found in this area.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012702
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Arnhem Land (N.T.)
Aboriginal Australia → Art, Aboriginal Australian
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Anthropology
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Arnhem Land (N.T.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indigenous peoples - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Kakadu National Park (N.T.)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Kakadu National Park (N.T.)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Aboriginal Australian
Crafts & Visual Arts → Rock paintings
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
History → Aboriginal Australians - Antiquities
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)