Extraordinary Back-to-Back Human and Animal Figures in the Art of Western Arnhem Land, Australia
One of the World's Largest Assemblages
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6045010 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul S C Taçon (0000-0002-0280-4366, Griffith University, corresponding author), Sally K May (0000-0003-2805-023X, Griffith University), Joakim Goldhahn (0000-0003-4640-8784, The University of Western Australia), L Taylor (0000-0002-5706-2056, Griffith University), L M Brady (0000-0002-3997-3470, Flinders University), Alex Ressel (Griffith University), Andrea Jalandoni (0000-0002-4821-7183, Griffith University), Daryl Wesley (0000-0002-3537-5668, Flinders University), Gabriel Maralngurra (Iceland University of the Arts) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 707-720 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cambridge Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-7743 • E-ISSN: 1474-0540 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0959774322000129 |
| OpenAlex | W4224229681 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 21 |
Depictions of mythical beings appear in many different forms of art world-wide, including rock art of various ages. In this paper we explore a particular type of imagery, back-to-back figures, consisting of two human-like figures or animals of the same species next to each other and facing in opposite directions. Some human-like doubles were joined at the back rather than side-by-side, but also face opposite directions. In this paper, we report on new research on rock art, bark paintings and recent paintings on paper and chart a 9000-year history of making aesthetically, symbolically and spiritually powerful back-to-back figures in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Geography · Painting · Rock art · Social science · Sociology · Visual arts · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |