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Keepers of the secrets : Aboriginal art from Arnhem Land in the collection of the Art Gallery of Western Australia
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Keepers of the secrets : Aboriginal art from Arnhem Land in the collection of the Art Gallery of Western Australia

by Michael A. O'Ferrall

This catalogue details a collection of Aboriginal art from Arnhem Land held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia. It includes bark paintings and sculptures from Port Keats, the Tiwi Islands, Milingimbi, Maningrida and Ramingining.

Accession 36291 ISBN 0730907996 Publisher Art Gallery of Western Australia
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