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Indigenous Iconography

Indigenous Iconography is a symbolic visual system rooted in the cultural narratives, spiritual beliefs, and historical practices of Indigenous communities, distinguished from broader iconographic traditions by its specific embedment in Indigenous epistemologies, sovereignty, and modes of representation.

126

Publications

5.8K

Citations

168

Authors

67

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

20

Parents

Publications

126

Body paint, feathers, and vcrs: aesthetics and authenticity in Amazonian activism

Beth A. Conklin · American Ethnologist · 1997 · 436 citations

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Ancestral Connections: Art and an Aboriginal System of Knowledge.

Franca Tamisari, Howard Morphy · Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute · 1995 · 377 citations

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Walbiri Iconography: Graphic Representation and Cultural Symbolism in a Central Australian Society

J. Christopher Crocker, Nancy D. Munn · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1973 · 372 citations

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Uncanny Australia: Sacredness and Identity in a Postcolonial Nation.

Glenn Banks · Pacific Affairs · 2000 · 262 citations

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Emplaced Myth: Space, Narrative, and Knowledge in Aboriginal Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Roger Ivar Lohmann · Pacific Affairs · 2001 · 246 citations

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Authors

168

  1. PT
    Paul Taçon

    Griffith University, Australia

    8 publications · 251 citations

    8

    h-index

  2. CC
    Christopher Chippindale

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 177 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. SK
    Sally K. May

    Griffith University, Australia

    3 publications · 41 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. GR
    Gerardo Reichel‐Dolmatoff

    Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History, Colombia

    3 publications · 324 citations

    3

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  5. IJ
    Ian J. McNiven

    Monash University, Australia

    3 publications · 55 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

67

  1. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    270 citations

  2. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    265 citations

  3. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    141 citations

  4. Tharawal Aboriginal

    Campbelltown, Australia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    65 citations

  5. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    46 citations

  6. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    119 citations

  7. Australian Museum

    Sydney, Australia

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    171 citations

  8. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

    Honolulu, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    201 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 11 publications · 759 citations

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  2. Cambridge Archaeological Journal

    5 publications · 162 citations

    5

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  3. Australian Archaeology

    AA · 4 publications · 104 citations

    4

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  4. Antiquity

    4 publications · 127 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. American Ethnologist

    AE · 3 publications · 474 citations

    3

    h-index

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