Mamang

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Mamang
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Kim Scott
By (author) Iris Woods
Illustrated by Jeffrey Farmer
Illustrated by Helen Nelly
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:36
Dimensions(mm): Height 225,Width 276
ISBN/Barcode 9781742582962
ClassificationsDewey:398.2049915
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher UWA Publishing
Imprint UWAP
Publication Date 1 September 2011
Publication Country Australia

Description

Mamang was created as part of an Indigenous language recovery project led by Kim Scott and the Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories Project. From a creation story told to the American linguist Gerhardt Laves at Albany, Western Australia, around 1931 and returned to the Noongar people by his family after his death in the 1980s, the story was workshopped through a series of community meetings involving elders - some of whom told stories to Laves in 1931 - artists and linguists. Artists Jeffrey Farmer, Helen Nelly and Roma Winmar have created stunning illustrations to accompany the testimonial story. Presented in both Noongar and English language, this art book will inspire and delight all ages.