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Type: Journal article
Title: Maliwawa figures—a previously undescribed Arnhem Land rock art style
Author: Taçon, P.S.C.
May, S.K.
Lamilami, R.
McKeague, F.
Johnston, I.G.
Jalandoni, A.
Wesley, D.
Sanz, I.D.
Brady, L.M.
Wright, D.
Goldhahn, J.
Citation: Australian Archaeology, 2020; 86(3):208-225
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
Issue Date: 2020
ISSN: 0312-2417
2470-0363
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Paul S.C. Tac, on, Sally K. May, Ronald Lamilami, Fiona McKeague, Iain G. Johnston, Andrea Jalandoni, Daryl Wesley, Ines Domingo Sanz, Liam M. Brady, Duncan Wright and Joakim Goldhahn
Abstract: In this paper, a previously undescribed rock art style consisting of large human figures and animals with stroke-line infill is introduced. These depictions have been named Maliwawa Figures. They are primarily found in northwest Arnhem Land and to date have been recorded at 87 sites from Awunbarna (Mount Borradaile area) to the Namunidjbuk clan state of the Wellington Range. There are solitary figures and others arranged in compositions or scenes. We describe the features of this style, its distribution, subject matter and probable age. The results of a detailed analysis of all sites are discussed and a new, refined Arnhem Land rock art chronology is presented. It is concluded that Maliwawa Figures are most likely to date between 6,000 to 9,400 years of age and to be contemporaneous with Northern Running Figures and Yam Figures found at sites to the south.
Keywords: Rock paintings; Arnhem Land; Maliwawa; chronology; scenes; Namunidjbuk; Awunbarna
Rights: © 2020 Australian Archaeological Association
DOI: 10.1080/03122417.2020.1818361
Grant ID: http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0877463
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP0882985
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP160101832
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FL160100123
Published version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03122417.2020.1818361
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