Gwion Gwion: Secret and Sacred Pathways of the Ngarinyin Aboriginal People of Australia

Konemann, 2000. Hardcover in Dustjacket. FINE!. Account of the Ngarinyin traditions relating country, law and rock art; includes the Great Mother (Jillinya), and Wanjina traditions; interpretation of Bradshaw art; mythology and totemic associations of ancestral beings - origin stories, birds, praying mantis, plants, celestial bodies, sacred objects, crocodile, goanna, red kangaroo, lightning brothers; stone tool typology and manufacture; spear making; rock art painting technique; sites of significance - stone arrangements; relationship to land; burial; initiation - scarification.335, [1] pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cm. #130722/100624(Large oversize book, which may incur additional postage charges overseas or via .)Includes bibliographical references (page 336).In English, French and German.Includes Ngarinyin to english glossary.Secret and sacred pathways of the Ngarinyin aboriginal people of AustraliaGeheime und heilige Pfade der Ngarinyin, Aborigines in AustralienChemins secrets et sacres des Ngarinyin, aborigenes d'AustralieDulwan mamaaNgarinyin language K18 | Ngarinyin / Ungarinyin people (K18) (WA SE52-01) | Religion - Rites. | Sites - Sites of significance. | Art - Subjects - Gwion Gwion figures. | Art - Subjects - Wandjina. | Ngarinyin (Australian people) -- Rites and ceremonies. | Art, Aboriginal Australian. | Rock paintings -- Western Australia -- Northwest district -- Themes, motives. | Petroglyphs -- Western Australia -- Northwest district -- Themes, motives. | Ngarinyin (Australian people) -- Pictorial works. | Symbolism in art. | East Kimberley area (WA SD52, SE52) | West Kimberley area (WA SD51, SD52, SE51) | Ashton map area (WA East Kimberley SD52-13) | Mount Elizabeth map area (East Kimberley WA SE52-01) | Charnley map area (WA West Kimberley SE51-04) Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. (Please note: Over standard weight or size. Orders via ABE Books or Biblio or from Overseas may incur additional postage charges. We will contact you prior to processing order to request your approval or contact us to confirm postage cost.) Hardcover in Dustjacket FINE!