Songs of the Pintupi : Musical Life in a Central Australian Society.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, 1979. Quarto, wraps, b&w illus, pp vii, 183. Previous owner's stamp first blank page. Near-fine condition.
A study of the music of a group of nomads in the western desert region of central Australia, It is the first detailed account of the music of a single Aboriginal group which focuses primarily on song and song performance, and the first to reveal indigenous concepts of song structure. Item #100650
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