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Exploring the Legacy of the 1948 Arnhem Land Expedition
"In 1948 a collection of scientists, anthropologists and photographers journeyed to northern Australia for a seven-month tour of research and discovery - now regarded as 'the last of the big expeditions'. The American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land was front-page news at the time, but 60 years later it is virtually unknown. This lapse into obscurity was due partly to the fraught politics of Australian anthropology and animus towards its leader, the Adelaide-based writer-photographer Charles Mountford. Promoted as a 'friendly mission that would foster good relations between Australia and its most powerful wartime ally, the Expedition was sponsored by National Geographic, the Smithsonian Institution and the Australian Government. An unlikely cocktail of science, diplomacy and popular geography, the Arnhem Land Expedition put the Aboriginal cultures of the vast Arnhem Land reserve on an international stage." -- Publisher's website.
American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (1948)
Detail of the organisation and activities of the National Geographic-Smithsonian Institution expedition in 1948 to study rock art of Arnhem land, and the consequent involvement of other individual research and scientific personnel; lists works resulting from expedition throughout paper.
American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, N.T. (1948)
Describes, in letters, various aspects of Arnhem Land Aboriginal life; dances; social organization; use of spears; relationships with Aboriginal people writer's party came into contact with; observations about Aboriginal people, their culture and ceremonies; string figures; rock art; research conducted, including nutrition survey; filming undertaken; part of dreamtime legend of Hemple Bay; hunting, fishing and food gathering; discusses 1933 Caledon Bay murders and consequences; bark canoe making; researcher's problems with dogs; archaeological artefacts found; study of flora and birds.
American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, N.T. (1948)
Describes, in letters, travelling conditions and methods in Arnhem Land; describes various transport used for people on Expedition and their supplies including Catalina flying boat, a Dakota and various boats; effects of cyclones on transport; breakdowns; changes in arrangements; effects of big tides; observations on country travelled in; supply problems; people met.
Collecting Cultures: Myth, Politics, and Collaboration in the 1948 Arnhem Land Expedition
Collecting Cultures investigates colonial museum collecting practices in indigenous communities based upon the case of the 1948 American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land.
