Pormpuraaw Stories, Art, Language by The Pormpuraaw Community
$60.00
4 in stock
Description
Pormpuraaw Stories, Art, Language” is a self published 170 page manuscript written by the Pormpuraaw community. Locals contributed 117 stories. Stories that describe everything from dream time, personal experiences, drover days and much more.
It has a section describing Pormpuraaw’s art practice and venues. It describes totems and gives the 3 local language names for each of them.
It is a priceless legacy for the future of the community and a unique insight into Pormpuraaw culture.
Paperback -170 pages
Pormpuraaw is a coastal Aboriginal community which is located on western Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia.
