Minymalu Kanyirrantja: A Western Desert Women’s Aesthetic: Women’s Form and Aesthetics From the Western Desert, Decorated and Undecorated Bowls From the Ngaanyatjarra Lands by Gary Proctor

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges.

In Ngaanyatjarra and English.

Ngaanyatjarra People live on traditional lands in the area of the South Australia-Western Australia-Northern Territory borders.

This booklet was published as part of an exhibition held in 1980. The concept of which was the bowls and sticks made by the Ngaanyatjarra and Pintubi-speaking women from the Warburton Ranges. They inform Western Desert Aboriginal women's culture on the societal level and as the aesthetic expressions of individuals within the society. (booklet text)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers, please note that this book may contain descriptions and/or images of people who have passed away.