Issue Details: First known date: 2004... 2004 Putting Herbert Basedow Back in Focus : The 1928 Expedition to Arnhem Land
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'In 1928 ethnographer and geologist Herbert Basedow undertook a privately funded expedition through western Arnhem Land. The photographs he took on that trip constitute some of the first photographic images of western Arnhem Land rock-art. In addition to his photographs, Basedow kept a field journal that reveals a relatively enlightened attitude towards Aboriginal art, considering the views commonly held by Europeans about Aboriginal peoples during this era. The rock-art sites Basedow recorded in 1928 remain sites of significance to the Kuninjku site custodians who have their own contemporary interpretations of the paintings photographed by Basedow some 75 years ago. Comparisons are presented between Basedow's 1928 documentation and the contemporary Kuninjku view of these sites.'  (Publication abstract)

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    y separately published work icon Australian Aboriginal Studies no. 1 2004 Z1146635 2004 periodical issue

    'The first group of major articles in this issue of Australian Aboriginal Studies deals primarily with matters relating to historical and archaeological heritage in northern and western Australia, ranging from the Torres Strait, through Arnhem Land and the Kimberley to the coastal Pilbara. Individually and collectively, they describe places of significance to groups of Indigenous Australians.'  (Editorial introduction)

    2004
    pg. 26-36
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