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Boats on Bark: an Analysis of Groote Eylandt Aboriginal Bark-Paintings featuring Macassan Praus from the 1948 Arnhem Land Expedition, Northern Territory, Australia |
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| Authors: | Sally K May Jennifer F McKinnon Jason T Raupp |
| Institution: | Research School of Humanities, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia; Department of Archaeology, Flinders University, GPO 2100 Adelaide, S Australia 5001, Australia; Department of Archaeology, Flinders University, GPO 2100 Adelaide, S Australia 5001, Australia |
| Abstract: | This paper examines a group of Aboriginal bark-paintings featuring Macassan prau s that were collected in 1948 during the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land. These paintings were studied in an effort to understand issues related to Aboriginal and Macassan cross-cultural interaction, stylistic adaptation and change, and maritime technologies. Furthermore it is one example in which the collaborative efforts of maritime and Indigenous archaeologies can achieve a more holistic technological and stylistic cross-analysis of watercraft imagery. © 2009 The Authors |
| Keywords: | prau bark-painting Aboriginal Indigenous Macassan Australia |