The treasure-trove of Aboriginal rock-painting in Kakadu National Park reveals various styles of painting, from early ‘stick drawings’ to the later ‘x-ray’ style. Discusses the problems of protection and preservation of the paintings.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014886
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Art, Aboriginal Australian
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Kakadu National Park (N.T.)
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Kakadu National Park (N.T.)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art objects - Conservation and restoration
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Aboriginal Australian
Crafts & Visual Arts → Rock paintings
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)