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Extraordinary Back-to-Back Human and Animal Figures in the Art of Western Arnhem Land, Australia: One of the World's Largest Assemblages.
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Cambridge Archaeological Journal . Nov2022, Vol. 32 Issue 4, p707-720. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Depictions of mythical beings appear in many different forms of art world-wide, including rock art of various ages. In this paper we explore a particular type of imagery, back-to-back figures, consisting of two human-like figures or animals of the same species next to each other and facing in opposite directions. Some human-like doubles were joined at the back rather than side-by-side, but also face opposite directions. In this paper, we report on new research on rock art, bark paintings and recent paintings on paper and chart a 9000-year history of making aesthetically, symbolically and spiritually powerful back-to-back figures in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09597743
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Cambridge Archaeological Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160151812
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959774322000129