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Indigenous Australia : enduring civilisation

by Gaye Sculthorpe, Lissant Bolton, John Carty, Howard Morphy, Maria Nugent, Ian Coates, Jonathan Jones

Accompanying a major UK exhibition, this volume explores the colonial legacy and changing significance of Indigenous Australian objects in the British Museum. It analyses the historical encounters between Indigenous peoples and colonists and their impact on contemporary society.

Accession 12841 ISBN 9780714126944 Publisher British Museum Press
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