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Spirit Braille.(Art)(Australian Aboriginal art)(Book Review)
SPINIFEX is one of the most ubiquitous plants in Australia, the various species representing resilient adaptations to our infertile soils. Termites, similarly hardened by the continent's extreme conditions, have a unique ability to digest the nutrient-deficient plants, themselves becoming the staple diet of the innumerable species of lizards that have evolved as part of the continent's rich yet fragile ecosystems. The "hard" variety of spinifex, Triodia pungens, is the most drought-resistant species and is found in many arid regions, including the Gibson and Great Sandy deserts.
Not surprisingly, these deserts represented the last frontier of European exploration ...
- Pintupi
- Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Gratton, Nancy January 1, 1996 700+ words
...figures for the Western Desert peoples as a whole...sparsely populated Pintupi region was estimated...also called the Western Desert Language Family...Cultural Relations The Pintupi were among the last of the Western Desert Peoples to experience...
- The politico-historical construction of the Pintupi Luritja and the concept of...
- Magazine article from: Oceania Holcombe, Sarah June 1, 2004 700+ words
...explores the history of the emergence of Pintupi Luritja as the dominant language in the...re-configuration of people and place Pintupi Luritja developed as the language that...this notion of a bounded tribe for the Western Desert, emphasising the fluidity of social...
- The creation of Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay) in Pintupi/Kukatja Dreamings.
- Magazine article from: Australian Aboriginal Studies Graham, Lloyd D. March 22, 2003 700+ words
...salt lake in the Western Desert region of Australia...narratives of the Pintupi and Kukatja...associated with Western Desert art) are compiled...dialects of the Western Desert language, and...Nowadays, the Pintupi are mainly settled...
- Naming and personal names of Ngaatjatjarra-speaking people, Western Desert:...
- Magazine article from: Australian Aboriginal Studies Dousset, Laurent September 22, 1997 700+ words
...contradictory reports. For the Western Desert, this was affirmed...patrol officers in the Western Desert list people by mentioning...Aboriginal names in the Western Desert may not always have...address or reference. Pintupi subsection names are...
- EGYPT - Geology - The Western Desert & Offshore.
- Newspaper article from: APS Review Gas Market Trends January 2, 2006 700+ words
...Mediterranean Sea area off Egypt's Western Desert could potentially overtake the Nile...There, trends extending from the Western Desert's Cretaceous and Jurassic are of...including BP, Shell and Agip. The Western Desert and its offshore areas already account...
- EGYPT - The Oil Fields & Operators In The Western Desert.
- Newspaper article from: APS Review Gas Market Trends January 7, 2002 700+ words
The Western Desert, a gas-rich area of about 450...and 117,500 b/d in late 1995. Western Desert production of natural gas has risen...Petroleum Co. (Agypetco), a 50-50 Western Desert venture between EGPC and Agip's...
- EGYPT - The Western Desert & Offshore.
- Newspaper article from: APS Review Gas Market Trends December 31, 2001 700+ words
...Mediterranean Sea area off Egypt's Western Desert could potentially overtake the Nile...There, trends extending from the Western Desert's Cretaceous and Jurassic are of...majors like BP, Shell and Agip. The Western Desert and its offshore areas already account...
- EGYPT - The Western Desert, Badreddin Fields
- Newspaper article from: APS Review Gas Market Trends January 29, 1996 700+ words
The Western Desert is a gas-prone region. The main...Shell the biggest gas producer in the Western Desert. Shell has developed more structures...interest of all operators in the Western Desert. The first discovery well, El Obaiyed...
Source: HighBeam Research, Spirit Braille.(Art)(Australian Aboriginal art)(Book Review)