Document Type
Book Chapter
RIS ID
11405
Citation
Antons, Christoph, 2004, Folklore Protection in Australia: Who Is Expert in Aboriginal Tradition?, Experts in Science and Society, New York: Academic/Plenum Publishers, 85-103.
http://ro.uow.edu.au/era/128
Abstract
In October 1998, an article appeared in Australia's national daily newspaper The Australian, entitled "German snub to Aboriginal work" (The Australian, October 9, 1998, p. 19). The article reported the disappointment and anger of a Melbourne art dealer and gallery owner, who had proposed to display a collection of Aboriginal art at the Cologne art fair and was rejected for the second time in three years. No reason was given for the rejection this time, but, the rejection of the first application was based on the argument that this kind of art was tribal or primitive. Only a few decades ago, this opinion would probably have been shared by many Australians.