American AnthropologistVolume 64, Issue 5 p. 972-984 Free Access Walbiri Graphic Signs: An Analysis1 NANCY D. MUNN, NANCY D. MUNN Bennington CollegeSearch for more papers by this author NANCY D. MUNN, NANCY D. MUNN Bennington CollegeSearch for more papers by this author First published: October 1962 https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1962.64.5.02a00060Citations: 18 1 This paper is a revised and expanded version of one originally given at the November 1960 meetings of the American Anthropological Association. I am indebted to Max Black for his criticism of the manuscript and to Gordon Fairbanks for helpful suggestions regarding aspects of the analysis. Grateful acknowledgement is made to the Social Science Research Council for a research training grant in symbol theory, during the tenure of which this paper was written. Field work amongst the Walbiri was conducted between 1956 and 1958 at Yuendumu Government reservation, Northern Territory (Central Australia). This research was supported by a Fulbright grant and carried out under the auspices 01 the Australian National University. AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat REFERENCES CITED Adam L. 1960 The abstract art of the Aranda. Anthropos 55: 345– 54. Capell, A. 1960 Myths and tales of the Nunggubuyu, S. E. Arnhem Land. Oceania 31: 31– 62. Davidson, D. S. 1937 A Preliminary consideration of aboriginal decorative art. Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society. Philadelphia. Elkin, A. P. 1954 The Australian Aborigines. Sydney, Angus and Robertson. Elkin, A. P. 1961 The Yabuduruwa. Oceania 31: 166– 209. Hockett, C. F. 1959 Animal “languages” and human language. In The evolution of man's capacity for culture, J. Spuhler, ed Detroit, Wayne State University Press. Meggitt, M. J. 1955a Walbiri society, Central Australia. M.A. Thesis, University of Sydney. Meggitt, M. J. 1955b Djanba among the Walbiri, Central Australia. Anthropos 50: 375– 403. n.d. The two kangaroos. (Manuscript, courtesy of the author). Morris, C. 1946 Signs, language and behavior. New York, Prentice Hall. Munn, N. D. 1960 Walbiri graphic art and sand drawing: a study in the iconography of a Central Australian culture. Doctoral dissertation, The Australian National University. Roheim, G. 1945 The Eternal Ones of the Dream. New York, International Universities Press. Spencer, B. and F. J. Gilien 1899 The native tribes of Central Australia. London, Macmillan and Co. Stanner, W. E. H. 1956 The Australian Aboriginal dreaming as an ideological system. In Australian signpost, an anthology, T. Hungerford, ed Melbourne, F. W. Cheshire. Strehlow, C. 1913 Die Aranda und Loritja- Stämme in Zentral-Australien. (IV) Frankfurt a. Main, Joseph Baer. Strehlow, T. G. 1951 Foreword In Modern Australian Aboriginal art, by R. Batterbee. Sydney, Angus and Robertson. 1958 Personal communication. Citing Literature Volume64, Issue5October 1962Pages 972-984 ReferencesRelatedInformation