Plant-people relationships in Balanggarra Country, northwest Australia - a relational approach to Indigenous rock art

Emily Grey

doi:10.26182/qwjq-h584

Plant-people relationships in Balanggarra Country, northwest Australia - a relational approach to Indigenous rock art

Emily Grey

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This thesis investigates the plant-rich rock art of Balanggarra Country, northeast Kimberley, Western Australia, using a relational approach to examine plant-people relationships. Plant depictions are contextualised within regional archaeobotanical and palaeoenvironmental contexts and a framework of ecological knowledge and plant morphology. A focus on tubers and grasses is identified from the earliest art period, with a continued focus on tubers across chronological art traditions. It is argued that this focus is demonstrative of the intense socioecological significance of these plants, and their varying roles in wild harvesting traditions.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors	Ouzman, Sven, Supervisor Porr, Martin, Supervisor Kenneally, Kevin, Supervisor McDonald, Jo, Supervisor
Thesis sponsors	Australian Government Research Training Program
Award date	6 Jun 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26182/qwjq-h584
Publication status	Unpublished - 2023

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Many ways to see yams: An ecological analysis of Yam Figures in the Aboriginal rock art of Balanggarra Country, Northeast Kimberley, Western Australia
Grey, E., 2024, One World Anthropology and Beyond: A Multidisciplinary Engagement with the Work of Tim Ingold. Porr, M. & Weidtmann, N. (eds.). UK: Taylor & Francis, p. 227-243 17 p.
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Plant-people relationships in Balanggarra Country, northwest Australia - a relational approach to Indigenous rock art

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Many ways to see yams: An ecological analysis of Yam Figures in the Aboriginal rock art of Balanggarra Country, Northeast Kimberley, Western Australia

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