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A stylistic analysis of Aboriginal carved and painted human figures from Arnhem Land in the Davidson Collection / Jennifer Ann Hoff.

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Field name	Details
Author	Hoff, Jennifer (author)
Title	A stylistic analysis of Aboriginal carved and painted human figures from Arnhem Land in the Davidson Collection / Jennifer Ann Hoff.
Publisher and/or associated date/s	1977.
Description	3 volumes (222 leaves ; 232 leaves ; 28 pages of colour photographs) : illustrations, map.
Dissertation	Thesis (M.A.) - University of Sydney. 25 November 1977.
Bibliography	Bibliography: v. 2, leaves 225-232.
Contents	Includes tables.
Conditions of access	Volumes 1 & 3 available to Museum Staff only: open access - reading, closed access - copying of photographs or works of art --Volume 2: Closed - permission required to read, copy & quote --vols 1 to 3: Not available for Inter-Library loan.
Summary	Measurement and analysis of carved human figures to determine their stylistic relationship to each other and to other examples of Aboriginal sculpture; information on geographical differences, ritual status and clan affiliations of the artists sculpture as ritual activity and individual expression, materials and tool use and the extent of alien influence.
Subjects	Australian Institute of Anatomy
	Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Arnhem Land -- Art
	Art - Sculpture
	Art - Production - Materials / techniques
	Art - Art motifs - Human figure
	Art, Aboriginal Australian -- Northern Territory -- Arnhem Land
	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Call number	THESIS HOFF 1977 (3 vols)

Item Information
Barcode	Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Status
A00920548	THESIS HOFF 1977 v.3	Theses collection	Vol. 3 - photographs	. Not for Loan .
A00920581	THESIS HOFF 1977 v.2	Theses collection	Vol. 2 (closed access)	. Not for Loan .
A00920592	THESIS HOFF 1977 v.1	Theses collection	Vol. 1	. Not for Loan .