ROM: An Aboriginal Ritual of Diplomacy

Wild, Stephen A. (ed.)

ISBN 10: 0855751622 / ISBN 13: 9780855751623

Published by Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra, 1986

About this Item

xiii+102pp., Pictorial full colour illustrated covers, ochre eps. with neat previous ownership name inside top corner of panels, illust. title-page, full page col. map of Anbarra homelands, gloss., intro. by ed., col. & b/w plts. & text, gen. note, bark paintings & diags., bibliog. ROM: An Aboriginal Ritual of Diplomacy serves as a catalogue of this exhibition in addition to the ethnographic and historical material on the Anbarra people, their country and the ritual of Rom. Size: Large Octavo.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: ROM: An Aboriginal Ritual of Diplomacy
• Publisher: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0855751622
• ISBN 13: 9780855751623
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

ROM is a 'ritual of diplomacy', performed to establish or re-establish friendly relations with neighbouring communities by presenting them with elaborately-decorated totemic poles. The entire process of making, binding, and decorating the poles can extend over weeks and involves successive sessions of song and dance with culminate in a presentation ceremony.