Designs on the Future: Aboriginal Painted Shields and Baskets Of Tropical North Queensland, Australia

Iconic painted shields and baskets made by Aboriginal people of the North Queensland rainforest region have been collected and placed in museums all over the world. We describe the historical ethnographic context of the production and use of these things and explore transformations in their value th...

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Main Authors:	Bård Aaberge, Trish Barnard, Shelley Greer, Rosita Henry
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	James Cook University 2014-08-01
Series:	eTropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics
Subjects:	aboriginal north queensland rainforest wet tropics historical ethnographic value museums collectors shields baskets
Online Access:	https://journals.jcu.edu.au/etropic/article/view/3314/3258

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spelling	doaj-40bb1834cc554de58fae8b1130597deb2020-11-25T03:05:26ZengJames Cook UniversityeTropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics1448-29402014-08-0113110.25120/etropic.13.2.2014.3314Designs on the Future: Aboriginal Painted Shields and Baskets Of Tropical North Queensland, AustraliaBård Aaberge0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9429-502XTrish Barnard1Shelley Greer2Rosita Henry3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1762-5715James Cook University, AustraliaJames Cook University, AustraliaJames Cook University, AustraliaJames Cook University, AustraliaIconic painted shields and baskets made by Aboriginal people of the North Queensland rainforest region have been collected and placed in museums all over the world. We describe the historical ethnographic context of the production and use of these things and explore transformations in their value through time. These things are of value to museums and were of value to the collectors who originally procured them. They were also of value to the Aboriginal producers and are of value today to their descendants. We reflect upon the concept of value by considering the different values that inform how the shields and baskets were valued in the past, and how their worth continues to be evaluated today.https://journals.jcu.edu.au/etropic/article/view/3314/3258aboriginalnorth queenslandrainforestwet tropicshistoricalethnographicvaluemuseumscollectorsshieldsbaskets
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title	Designs on the Future: Aboriginal Painted Shields and Baskets Of Tropical North Queensland, Australia
title_short	Designs on the Future: Aboriginal Painted Shields and Baskets Of Tropical North Queensland, Australia
title_full	Designs on the Future: Aboriginal Painted Shields and Baskets Of Tropical North Queensland, Australia
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publisher	James Cook University
series	eTropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics
issn	1448-2940
publishDate	2014-08-01
description	Iconic painted shields and baskets made by Aboriginal people of the North Queensland rainforest region have been collected and placed in museums all over the world. We describe the historical ethnographic context of the production and use of these things and explore transformations in their value through time. These things are of value to museums and were of value to the collectors who originally procured them. They were also of value to the Aboriginal producers and are of value today to their descendants. We reflect upon the concept of value by considering the different values that inform how the shields and baskets were valued in the past, and how their worth continues to be evaluated today.
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Designs on the Future: Aboriginal Painted Shields and Baskets Of Tropical North Queensland, Australia

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