Arunta tribesmen of central Australia preparing a new corroboree Product:Canvas by Nehemiah Grew (London

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Arunta tribesmen of central Australia preparing a new corroboree Product:Canvas by Nehemiah Grew (LondonArunta tribesmen of central Australia preparing a new corroboree, 1922. For indigenous Australians, the corroboree comes closest to a modern concept of theatre, but this participatory public performance of songs and dances represents much more than entertainment; it is a celebration of Aboriginal mythology and spirituality. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire, edited by