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Politics of the secret / edited by Christopher Anderson.

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Field name	Details
ISBN	0867589906
ISSN	1030-6412
Title	Politics of the secret / edited by Christopher Anderson.
Publisher and/or associated date/s	[Sydney, N.S.W.) : University of Sydney, 1995.
Description	142 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Series	Oceania monograph 1030-6412 ; 45
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary	Collection of nine articles on aspects of secrecy in relation to the sacred in Aboriginal culture; mainly concerned with ritual objects, politics and social control, collection and repatriation of objects, mid Western Desert art; papers by Anderson (x2) , Palmer, Kolig, Akerman, Morton, Jones, Pannell, Kimber annotated separately. Outlines the questions related to the role of ritual objects in Aboriginal culture and their place in museum collections; examines issues of secrecy and return of ritual objects to communities; ethics.
Subjects	Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs
	Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia
	Cultural property -- Repatriation -- Australia
	Aboriginal Australians -- Antiquities
	Aboriginal Australians -- Religion
	Ethnology -- Australia
	Aboriginal Australians -- Antiquities -- Collection and preservation
	Ceremonial objects -- Australia, Central
	Ceremonial objects -- Australia, Northwestern
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons	Anderson, Christopher (editor.)
Series	Oceania monographs 45.
Call number	Smith/M 317

Item Information
Barcode	Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Status	Due Date
A00876634	Smith/M 317	Mike Smith Deserts Collection		. Available to Museum Staff .