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Gunyah Goondie + Wurley : the Aboriginal architecture of Australia / Paul Memmott ; foreword by Marcia Langton.

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ISBN 9781760762513
Author Memmott, Paul (author)
Title Gunyah Goondie + Wurley : the Aboriginal architecture of Australia / Paul Memmott ; foreword by Marcia Langton.
Portion of title Aboriginal architecture of Australia
Edition [Updated edition]
Publisher and/or associated date/s Port Melbourne, Victoria : Thames & Hudson Australia, 2022.
©2022.
Description xxxiii, 404 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps, plans, portraits ; 29 cm.
Note First published in Australia in 2007 by University of Queensland Press.
Cultural sensitivity advisory notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this item may contain names, recordings, images of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive. Please also be aware that you may see certain words or descriptions within this work which reflect the author's attitude, or that of the period in which the work was created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 378-390) and index.
Summary Here is the definitive guide to Australian Indigenous architecture, comprehensively updated to showcase the flourishing Indigenous design practices reshaping Australia's architectural landscape. Features new chapters on contemporary Indigenous architectural practices and a new Foreword by Indigenous leader Marcia OLangton AO.
Subjects Social organisation
Housing - Shelters - Grass
Kayardild / Kaiadilt people (G35) (Qld SE54-06)
Alyawarr / Alyawarre people (C14) (NT SF53-07)
Housing - Shelters - Bark
Yukulta / Gangalidda people (G34) (Qld SE54-05)
Gunditjmara / Gurndidy / Dhaurwurd-Wurrung people (S20) (Vic SJ54-11)
Habitation - Camps
Dyirbal / Djirbal / Jirrabul people (Y123) (Qld SE55-05)
Housing - Shelters - Shade
Housing - Shelters - Rock shelters
Yidiny / Yidindji people (Y117) (Qld SE55-06)
Warlpiri people (C15) (NT SF52-04)
Lardil people (G38) (Qld SE54-01)
Habitation - Camps - Fringe and town
Yankunytjatjara people (C4) (NT SG52-16)
Architecture -- Australia -- History
Aboriginal Australians -- Dwellings -- History
Gulf of Carpentaria (SD53, SD54, SE54)
Lake Eyre map area (NE SA SH53-04)
Western Desert (WA SF51, SF52, SG51, SG52)
Tae Rak / Lake Condah (W Vic SJ54-11)
Georgina River (Qld Far West SF54)
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons Langton, Marcia, 1951- (writer of foreword)
Other Corporate Bodies Royal Australian Institute of Architects
Call number 2022.236
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A00958021 2022.236
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