Yornadaiyn Woolagoodja / Yornadaiyn Woolagoodja.
Yornadaiyn Woolagoodja / Yornadaiyn Woolagoodja.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Broome, Western Australia : Magabala Book, 2020.
Broome, Western Australia : Magabala Books, 2020.
Date
2020.
Call Numbers
ATSI/00035 , H 2020/2593
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
255 pages : colour illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Broome, Western Australia : Magabala Book, 2020.
Broome, Western Australia : Magabala Books, 2020.
Place of Publication
Western Australia
Date Published
2020.
2020.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
This stunning book is a biography and a generous sharing of Yorna's Culture and traditional beliefs. Explore the meaning of Country, Lalai ('Creation'), Wandjina, Woongudd (the 'Snake'), in the author's Country in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Full of extraordinary images of the landscape, rock art, stone arrangements and the artist's...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Yornadaiyn Woolagoodja / Yornadaiyn Woolagoodja.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Readers are advised that this book contains images and the names of people who have passed away.
Includes bibliographical references.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2020.
Biographical note
Yorna (Donny) Woolagoodja is a renowned Kimberley artist whose giant Namaralay Wandjina featured in the opening ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. He is the chairman of the Mowanjum Artists Spirit of the Wandjina Aboriginal Corporation. Born at Kunmunya Mission, Yorna was moved along with his family to Mowanjum, well south of their Woddorda...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ATSI/00035 , H 2020/2593
Record Identifier
74VKaq8zbLWy
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaq8zbLWy
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781925936162 paperback
DDC
305.89915
MMS ID
991024329111602626
