Djalkiri : Yolŋu art, collaborations and collections
2021
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Click and Collect for Djalkiri : Yolŋu art, collaborations and collectionsDjalkiri are "footprints" -- ancestral imprints on the landscape that provide the Yolnu people of eastern Arnhem Land with their philosophical foundations. This book describes how Yolnu artists and communities keep these foundations strong, and how they have worked with museums to develop a collaborative, community-led approach to the collection and display of their artwork. It includes contributions from Yolnu elders and artists as well as Indigenous and non-Indigenous historians and curators. Together they explore how the relationship between communities and museums has changed over time. From the early 20th century, anthropologists and other collectors acquired artworks and objects and took photographs in Arnhem Land that became part of collections at the University of Sydney. Later generations of Yolnu have sought out these materials and, with museum curators, proposed a new type of relationship, based on a deeper respect for Yolnu intellectual frameworks and a commitment to their central role in curation. This book tells some of their stories. Featuring over 300 colour images, Djalkiri is published in conjunction with a largescale exhibition of Yolnu art and culture at the University of Sydney's new Chau Chak Wing Museum, opening in November 2020. Spanning almost 100 years of our shared history, these collections can expand our understanding of the past and help us to shape the future.
Main title:
Djalkiri : Yolŋu art, collaborations and collections / edited by Rebecca J. Conway.
Author:
Conway, Rebecca J., editorChau Chak Wing Museum, host institution
Imprint:
University of Sydney, NSW : Sydney University Press, [2021]©2021
Collation:
317 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps ; 27 cm
Notes:
"Djalkiri is published in conjunction with a largescale exhibition of Yolŋu art and culture at the University of Sydney's Chau Chak Wing Museum".Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781743327272 (pbk)9781743327272
Dewey class:
704.039915704.03
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
427073
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Indigenous | 704.03 DJA | Available |
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