Softcoverbirds, australia, new guinea, illustrations, walsh st library

Hardcover no Dust Jacket"Sgt. Boyd" in inside coverwalsh st library

Features transcriptions by Byrt and Morey. Contains linguistic data relating to the Language of the Melbourne area.CD-ROMwilliam thomas, microfilm, microform, microfilm indexes, manuscript indexes

b&w illustrations, letters, documentsaustralian history sources, royal geographical society of australasia, manuscripts

Wayne Alfred is a member of the Namgis Tribe of the Kwakwaka'wakw people. As a master carver he has an extremely high level of carving skill and knowledge about his peoples cultural objects, customs, tribal stories and legends. The Totem Poles of the North Pacific Coast in British Columbia and Alaska are traditionally carved out of red or yellow cedar, which has a spiritual and practical purpose. The wood was known for its durability, its resistance to rotting and the inner bark was utilised in ropemaking, clothing, hats, baskets and so forth. The Kwakitul People consider the cedar tree to be among the most sacred of all things provided by the Creator. They believed the Cedar tree to be the axis of the world and a pathway to the upper world. The wood is shaped using implements such as adzes, axes, chisels, carving knives, and chainsaws. Misinterpreted as Gods and idols to be worshipped, totems usually serve six purposes, such as a house pillar for support, a memorial or mortuary pole to commemorate (and house) the deceased, a potlatch pole (used for important traditional indigenous celebrations), a ridicule pole used to shame and a heraldic or family crest pole. Characters and symbols on these totem poles usually display family crests, history, wealth, social rank, inheritance, and privilege, as well as animalistic imagery derived from native animals and mythological creatures. Their sequence are indicative of past family events, ancestors, myths, and heraldic crests, with the bottom figure usually being the most prominent. In this work the 'thunderbird' is symbolic of power, strength and of ancestory. The Commonwealth Games Totem Pole was presented to the people of Nillumbik on behalf of the Canadian Government in recognition of Melbourne as the hosts of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games Team in 2006. Carved in cedar wood, this totem pole incorporates bold cuts and colours (such as red and green) offset by strong black. A relative degree of realism is used to depict the alligator located on the bottom of the pole, a man and a 'thunderbird'/eagle located on the top. With protuding element. No inscriptions. Bold cuts used to outline the characters and symbols as well as decorative and stylised features all over the pole. public art, kwakwaka'wakw, namgis, alfred, north pacific coast, british columbia, canada, totem pole, carved, commonwealth games, melbourne festival, cedar

Red hardcover book of short stories 340 pages. Many were stained due to wear and age. The spine is damaged. Contains black and white illustrations

e.j. tippett library, ballarat school of mines, smb library, heather durant, pam merrett

Colour photograph of a weatherboard Hall.fawcett hall and public library, fawcett

Colour photograph of a weatherboard Hall.fawcett hall and public library, fawcett, fawcett mechanics' institute

4 coloured photographs (a - d) of the storage in the Society workroom.library storage, storage

Cnr of Lydiard & Sturt Street circa 1870-1880 from the Premier Album of Ballarat Views.post office, free library, streetscape, ballarat, sturt street, lydiard street north, premier album of ballarat views

Still located on Barkly Street.ballarat east library, barkly street, builiding, public

Colour photograph of a double storey brick building. former ballarat east library

Colour photograph of a stained glass window on a double storey brick building. former ballarat east library, stained glass window, architecure