Beggs, Thomas — Art and Magic in Arnhem Land

Washington, DC, The Smithsonian, 1951. Softcover. Beige stapled wraps with cover map of Australia and black lettering. 12 pp. with no illus. Catalogue of the traveling exhibition of works from Arnham Land, the aboriginal reserve in the extreme northern part of Australia. With a brief introduction about the reserve and the life there. The narrative continues through description of the 107 works of art in the exhibition, showing aspects of people, the land, legends, youth, hunting, fishing, carvings, weaving, dancing, chanting, death, painting, secular and ceremonial arts, and the famous bark paintings. Scarce. VG+ .