Robyn McKenzie examines Fred McCarthy’s celebrated collection of Yirrkala string figures as artefacts of cross-cultural exchange, looking at problems of definition, description, interpretation and analysis.
Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium 19 Nov 2009
Forget the barks! Bring on the string figures! The String Figures of Yirrkala: Activating a legacy
Robyn McKenzie examines Fred McCarthy’s celebrated collection of Yirrkala string figures as artefacts of cross-cultural exchange, looking at problems of definition, description, interpretation and analysis.
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Robyn McKenzie