ANCIENT OCHRES, THE ABORIGINAL ROCK PAINTINGS OF MOUNT BORRADAILE by co-author Adrian Parker. Hardcover, 104 pp Signed by Adrian Parker and Dave Roberts, 21.5 by 30.5 cm in size, published by JB Books.
This fantastic book is the first of its kind to comprehensively document the phenomenal rock paintings of the Mount Borradaile region in Western Arnhem Land, Australia.
Forworded by archaeologist Josephine Flood the work contains over 100 colour illustrations, plus maps, tables and drawings, featuring art and artifacts that date from the recent past to tens of thousands of years in age.
Contents: Foreword, Introduction, The Land and its People, The Contact Period, The Rock Paintings of Western Arnhem Land, The Art of Painting, The Galleries of the Mount Borradaile Region, Selected Sources and Further Reading, Glossary, Index.
This book is a must for anyone with an interest in Aboriginal Culture and Society.
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