Altered States: Material Cultural Transformations in the Arafura Region

The six papers in this book are written by scholars of material culture pursuing interpretations in archaeological, historical and ethnographic contexts. All contributors have worked in northern Australia or Southeast Asia, and the papers they have produced form something of a spectrum of difference across our regions of interest. The book, through these selected case studies, illustrates pathways along which objects might contextually alter within the Arafura region, one of the most culturally divers regions on earth. Contributors include: Jill Forshee and Chris Healey, Dan Dwyer, David Bulbeck and Barbara Rowley, Clayton Fredericksen, Patricia Puig and Ian Walters, Malene Bjornskov.Introduction -- The art of concrete : monumental images and authority in eastern Indonesia / Jill Forshee and Chris Healey -- Fishers of people : from reef fishing to refugees, the changing role of Indonesian sailors and their perahu at Ashmore Reef, north Australia / Dan Dwyer -- Macassans and their pots in northern Australia / David Bulbeck and Barbara Rowley -- The dragon without a crown : contexts and meanings of a Fort Dundas shako plate / Clayton Fredericksen -- The Vietnam War and two Heger III drums in Darwin / Patricia Puig and Ian Walters -- Rock, mortar and traditions : an archaeological study of Chinese 'ovens' in the Northern Territory / Malen BjornskovJira Ticket : CDU-28 : Collection Development Manager made the decision that for the books that have this message " This book is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing to the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced, by any process, without written permission. Enquiries should be made to the publisher, Charles Darwin University Press, Charles Darwin University, Darwin NT 0909, Australia" in the front they would treat CDU NTU Press as the copyright holder based on this statement. CDU Press have given permission for these to be added to our site but no additional licencing terms provided. That is a reasonable risk management based decision