Assessment of the indigenous national heritage values for Wurrwurrwuy stone picture site
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Title | Assessment of the indigenous national heritage values for Wurrwurrwuy stone picture site |
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Report Type | Other |
Research Report Category | Public sector |
Authors | Collett, David (Author) and Pocock, Celmara (Author) |
Institution of Origin | Department of the Environment and Heritage |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2012 |
Publisher | Commonwealth Government of Australia |
Place of Publication | Canberra, Australia |
Abstract | The stone pictures at Wurrwurrwuy might be nationally significant as a rare example of stones arranged to depict secular subjects rather than the arranged stones being associated with ceremony and the sacred. The stone pictures depict a range of subjects including Aboriginal camps, fish traps and images relating to the Macassan trepang industry including praus, canoes, the stone fireplaces where trepang were boiled and Macassan houses. The depictions of praus at Wurrwurrwuy show the internal arrangements of the vessels, which is rare in Aboriginal depictions of praus in any medium. The creators of the stone pictures would have acquired their knowledge of the internal arrangement of praus during visits to, or voyages on, such vessels. |
Keywords | trepang; rock art; Arnhem Land; Asian influences; Macassan traders; Sulawesi; Wurrwurrwuy stone arrangements |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 470202. Asian cultural studies |
450101. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archaeology | |
450107. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history | |
Public Notes | This publication is copyright. It may be reproduced in whole or in part for the purposes of study, research, or review, but is subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgment of the source. A report to the Department of the Environment and Heritage. |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Arts |
School of Humanities and Communication |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2qvq/assessment-of-the-indigenous-national-heritage-values-for-wurrwurrwuy-stone-picture-site
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