Drawn from the Ground: Sound, Sign and Inscription in Central Australian Sand Stories by Jennifer Green

Language Culture and Cognition

Drawn from the Ground: Sound, Sign and Inscription in Central Australian Sand Stories

Jennifer Green

288 pages paperback

2 editions

nonfiction medium-paced
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Sand stories from Central Australia are a traditional form of Aboriginal women's verbal art that incorporates speech, song, sign, gesture and drawing. Small leaves and other objects may be used to represent story characters. This detailed study of...

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