The native born : objects and representations from Ramingining, Arnhem Land (hardcover)

A$100 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Sydney : Museum of Contemporary Art in association with Bula bula Arts, Ramingining, [2000]. Quarto, boards in dustjacket, pp. 242, extensively illustrated, a very good copy. Focuses upon the character and background of the Ramingining Collection, formed by Djon Mundine who also provides the major essay for this book. This exhibition of over 200 objects and images from Raminginging in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, was drawn from the MCA’s extensive collection of Aboriginal art. The MCA’s Ramingining collection was compiled by Djon Mundine (formerly Senior Curator of Aboriginal Art at the MCA and Senior Curator, Gallery of Aboriginal Australia, National Museum of Australia) through his intimate association with the Ramingining community as their art adviser over sixteen years. In Aboriginal art, the natural world has been transmitted for generations through the integrated art forms of song, dance, carving and painting. All forms of representation in Aboriginal culture are not simply concerned with depicting objects in nature, but are aligned with the inherited histories and social structures that define Aboriginal culture and its intricate kinship system. The exhibition The Native Born respected and reflected these systems. The exhibition divided the collection according to six different natural environments occurring in the Ramingining area: Larrtha’puy (mangroves), Diltjipuy (forests); Gulunbuy(waterholes); Retjapuy (jungles); Rangipuy (beaches) and Ninydjiyapuy (plains).

• Binding: Hardcover

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