Desert Dreamings
- ISBN-10
- 1740702247
- ISBN-13
- 9781740702249
- Category
- Art, Aboriginal Australian
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Heinemann Library
- Author
- Deirdre Stokes
Description
Art is an essential part of Australian Aboriginal culture. Desert Dreamings shows how desert artists have adapted their work to an ever-changing world, while still maintaining links with ancient traditions. Ages 9+.
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