The Dendroglyphs, or 'Carved Trees' of New South Wales
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Dendroglyphs, or 'Carved Trees' of New South Wales
By (Author) R. Jnr Etheridge
Sydney University Press
Sydney University Press
1st December 2011
Australia
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
History of art
709.01
Physical Properties
Hardback
98
Width 210mm, Height 297mm, Spine 17mm
995g
Description
Aboriginal people of New South Wales carved trees as a form of visual communication for thousands of years. These elaborate designs carved into the sapwood and heartwood of trees once a section of external bark was removed - were meant to last. Sadly, after European colonisation, the practice was abandoned and the original meanings lost.
Reviews
'Sydney University and the State Library are to be commended on reprinting this volume. It makes accessible an important and beautiful aspect of Aboriginal culture that has been mostly lost and, until now, largely forgotten.' -- Jeannette Hope * Australian Archaeology *
Author Bio
Robert Etheridge, Jr. (1847-1920) was a British palaeontologist and curator of the Australian Museum from 1895-1919.
