Murujuga Thatharruga: A Stylistic Analysis of Turtle Motifs

Sarah de Koning; Jo McDonald

Murujuga Thatharruga: A Stylistic Analysis of Turtle Motifs

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Abstract

This chapter discusses the ubiquitous turtle motifs of the Dampier Archipelago and shows how Murujuga artists have depicted known turtle species in this region. Thatharruga is the coastal Pilbara name for turtle (Von Brandenstein 1970). Species identification was approached first using a zoological perspective. Western science distinguishes different turtle species primarily through carapace pattern. On Murujuga, however, part of the extreme stylistic heterogeneity in this motif type results from the variability of carapace decoration used.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming
Subtitle of host publication	A long and short history of this cultural landscape with reference to rock art, stone features, excavations and historical sites recorded across the Dampier Archipelago between 2014 and 2018
Editors	Jo McDonald, Ken Mulvaney
Place of Publication	Perth
Pages	1-
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-76080-251-6
Publication status	Published - 20 Jul 2023

Publication series

Name	CRAR+M Monograph Series
Publisher	UWA Publishing
Number	2

Access to Document

https://www.crarm.uwa.edu.au/_files/ugd/25d7cd_1fe32379637c40d1b893ee55f98d0a1c.pdfLicence: CC BY-NC-ND

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de Koning, S., & McDonald, J. (2023). Murujuga Thatharruga: A Stylistic Analysis of Turtle Motifs. In J. McDonald, & K. Mulvaney (Eds.), Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming: A long and short history of this cultural landscape with reference to rock art, stone features, excavations and historical sites recorded across the Dampier Archipelago between 2014 and 2018 (pp. 1-). (CRAR+M Monograph Series; No. 2).. https://www.crarm.uwa.edu.au/_files/ugd/25d7cd_1fe32379637c40d1b893ee55f98d0a1c.pdf

de Koning, Sarah ; McDonald, Jo. / Murujuga Thatharruga: A Stylistic Analysis of Turtle Motifs. Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming: A long and short history of this cultural landscape with reference to rock art, stone features, excavations and historical sites recorded across the Dampier Archipelago between 2014 and 2018. editor / Jo McDonald ; Ken Mulvaney. Perth, 2023. pp. 1- (CRAR+M Monograph Series; 2).

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de Koning, S & McDonald, J 2023, Murujuga Thatharruga: A Stylistic Analysis of Turtle Motifs. in J McDonald & K Mulvaney (eds), Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming: A long and short history of this cultural landscape with reference to rock art, stone features, excavations and historical sites recorded across the Dampier Archipelago between 2014 and 2018. CRAR+M Monograph Series, no. 2, Perth, pp. 1-. <https://www.crarm.uwa.edu.au/_files/ugd/25d7cd_1fe32379637c40d1b893ee55f98d0a1c.pdf>

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Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming: A long and short history of this cultural landscape with reference to rock art, stone features, excavations and historical sites recorded across the Dampier Archipelago between 2014 and 2018. ed. / Jo McDonald; Ken Mulvaney. Perth, 2023. p. 1- (CRAR+M Monograph Series; No. 2).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review

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de Koning S , McDonald J. Murujuga Thatharruga: A Stylistic Analysis of Turtle Motifs. In McDonald J, Mulvaney K, editors, Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming: A long and short history of this cultural landscape with reference to rock art, stone features, excavations and historical sites recorded across the Dampier Archipelago between 2014 and 2018. Perth. 2023. p. 1-. (CRAR+M Monograph Series; 2).