Adding Value

Rethinking Late 19th-Century Torres Strait Islander Drawings in Anthropological Inquiry

Bibliographic Data

ID2163248
AuthorsL M Brady (0000-0002-3997-3470, Monash Health, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume25
Issue3
Pages167-188
Publication date2012-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueVisual Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0894-9468 • E-ISSN: 1545-5920
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08949468.2012.666480
OpenAlexW2082055193
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited17

This article focuses on the cultural and artistic value of a collection of Torres Strait Islander drawings that were commissioned and collected in the late 19th century. I argue that these drawings, made during Alfred C. Haddon's “salvage anthropology” expeditions, can provide insight into the nature of Islander graphic systems and the production of contemporary Islander art. By focusing on stylistic links between the drawings and other forms of decorative art, and their role as resources and inspiration for contemporary Islander artists, I explore the role these collections play in investigating regional artistic traditions, and how they act as agents in reaffirming Islander identity

Aesthetics · Art · Identity (music · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Visual arts · Anthropology · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Computer Science · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies

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