Ian McIntosh examines how Yolngu people negotiated disclosure and concealment in relation to Bayini bark paintings. What did they tell Charles Mountford about it and why? What did they tell other anthropologists and how is that issue significant?
Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium 19 Nov 2009
Missing the revolution! Negotiating disclosure on the Pre-Macassans (Bayini) in North-East Arnhem Land
Ian McIntosh examines how Yolngu people negotiated disclosure and concealment in relation to Bayini bark paintings. What did they tell Charles Mountford about it and why? What did they tell other anthropologists and how is that issue significant?
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Ian McIntosh