Abstract

1. Introduction 2. The development of the market for bark paintings in western Arnhem Land 3. Kunwinjku social organization and land ownership 4. Apprenticeship and the social identity of artists 5. Themes and paintings in ceremonies 6. Formal components of bark paintings 7. Iconic representation 8. Transforming figures 9. The meaning of x-ray paintings 10. Metaphors and socialization Conclusion: Innovation and social reproduction Appendix: Glossary of Kunwinjku words

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