"Dreamings: The Art of Aboriginal Australia presents a comprehensive overview of Aboriginal are and aesthetics as they are integrated within a distinctive Aboriginal tradition. The Aborigines have occupied the Australian continent for at least forty thousand years. One of the best known but least understood peoples in the world, they had developed a rich and subtle culture already in prehistoric times. Their artistic tradition, which is an important manifestation of this heritage, also dates to this period and is the oldest in the world."--Book Jacket.