Possessions : indigenous art, colonial culture / Nicholas Thomas.
Possessions : indigenous art, colonial culture / Nicholas Thomas.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Thames and Hudson, c1999.
Call Numbers
303.482/3 , N303.482/37
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Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
304 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Beginnings -- Ch. 2. Landscapes: Possession and Dispossession -- Ch. 3. Objects: Indigenous Signs in Colonial Design -- Ch. 4. Artworks: Indigenous Signs in Colonial Art -- Ch. 5. Presences: Indigenous Landscapes, Artworks and Exhibitions -- Ch. 6. Hierarchies: From Traditional to Contemporar...
Publication information
Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Thames and Hudson, c1999.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c1999.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"This book focuses on the distinctive situation of the settler society - countries in which large numbers of Europeans made their home, displacing, outnumbering, but never entirely eclipsing native peoples. In this dynamic of dispossession and resistance, settler artists and designers have drawn on indigenous motifs and styles in their search for n...
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Full title
Possessions : indigenous art, colonial culture / Nicholas Thomas.
Portion of title
Indigenous art, colonial culture.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Interplay, arts, history, theory.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c1999.
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Call Numbers
303.482/3 , N303.482/37
Record Identifier
74VvrL4rmZQX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvrL4rmZQX
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ISBN
0500280975 (pbk)
9780500280973
0500280975
9780500280973 (pbk.)
0500280975 (pbk.)
9780500280973 (pbk)
DDC
700.94
303.482
709.011
MMS ID
991011340989702626
