Viewing ofReference Material
Art students and others conducting research are welcome to make an appointment with us to view the works listed in the adjacent table.
It is also recommended for Europeans to use the online search system at KVK (Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog), in which all German and many European scholarly libraries list their available references. Sometimes the works are available for loan.
A list of further references about Australian art, which however are not yet in our reference collection, is also maintained and continually extended.
Literature in our Collection
(M-Z)
Nicholls, Christine: Yilpinji: Love Art & Ceremony, Craftsman House, Fischermans Bend 2006, ISBN 0975730371
Table of Contents ¦ Cover Text ¦ Book Review
Table of Contents
Love Magic and Ceremony -6-
The Pictures (1) -10-
The Dreaming and Dreaming Narratives -44-
The Pictures (2) -48-
Australian Cultural Expressions of Indigenous Love Magic -70-
Other Traditions - The Language of Love -74-
Yilpinji - Love Magic and Ceremony Touring Exhibition 2003-2007 -79-
Artists Biographies -80-
Completed Picture Narratives -84-
Further Reading -87-
Cover Text
A collection of beautiful prints by Aboriginal artists explores the visual tradition relating to Yilpinji, the love arts and ceremonies practised by the Warlpiri and Kukatja people of the Central and Western Deserts of Australia. The 21 artists are from Balgo Hills, Lajamanu and Yuendumu, among them Bai Bai Napangarti, Helicopter Tjungurrayi and Susie Bootja Bootja Napangarti. The paintings are a response to a special commission for works on the theme of Love Art, and each of them is accompanied by an interpretive citation. The stories of the love arts and the legends and landscapes with pertain to them are beautifully told by Dr Christine Nicholls. They cover areas of kinship, courtship, unlawful relationships, decoration, song art, poetry, song and narrative.