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Seven sisters : fibre works arising from the west / curated by Kevin Murray ; [catalogue editor: Andrew Nicholls].

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ISBN 0957884346
Title Seven sisters : fibre works arising from the west / curated by Kevin Murray ; [catalogue editor: Andrew Nicholls].
Publisher and/or associated date/s Perth, W.A. : Craftwest, c2003.
Description 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Note Exhibition catalogue.
Contents Foreword / Andrew Nicholls -- Inma Kungkarangkalpa = Seven Sisters song / as written in Pitjantjatjara by Inawinytji Williamson -- The Seven Sisters story / Dianne Johnson -- Stories of the stars made from the land / Kevin Murray -- Under a starry sky: the bush camp tradition / Philippa O'Brien -- Yorga artists have travelled the land / Tina H. Carmody -- The Narrogin artists / Nalda Searles.
Summary This book "is the first major survey of a unique cross-cultural creative practice that has existed in the West of Australia since the early 1980s. A women's art movement centred around the application of native fibres and dyes in the creation of craft work, this unique practice bridges Indigenous and non-indigenous cultures, urban and rural experiences, traditional craft practice and contemporary interpretation." - back cover.
Local note Includes inscription: "Dear Robyn & Jack, thank you very much for your kind hospitality, best wishes, Nalda 2005" --inside front cover.
Subjects Textile crafts -- Australia -- Exhibitions
Art, Australian -- Aboriginal artists -- Exhibitions
Fibrework -- Australia
Fibrework
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons Nicholls, Andrew (editor)
Murray, Kevin (curator)
Searles, Nalda (curator)
Other Corporate Bodies Craftwest Centre for Contemporary Craft and Design
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