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Hunters & Trackers of the Australian Desert First Edition
Author(s): Pat Lowe (Author)
- Publisher: Rosenberg Publishing
- Publication Date: 1 Aug. 2003
- Edition: First Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 112 pages
- ISBN-10: 9781877058028
- ISBN-13: 1877058025
Book Description
The peoples of the deserts in the centre of Australia adapted to one of the most marginal environments on earth, with no technology to assist them other than what they could make with their own hands. The book describes the hunting lifestyle of desert people both before European contact and today. It discusses the art of tracking in some detail, and shows it is part of a body of knowledge, which includes an intimate understanding of animal behaviour, an excellent memory and a faultless sense of direction.
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About the Author
Pat Lowe grew up in post-war England, but from an early age planned to migrate to Australia, which she did in 1972, after three years teaching in East Africa and then qualifying as a psychologist. After gaining a Master’s degree trom the University of Western Australia, Lowe worked at Fremantle Prison, later moving to Broome. Here she met Aboriginal artist Jimmy Pike, who had grown up in the Great Sandy Desert. In 1986 Lowe joined Pike at his camp in the sandhills. The pair spent the next three years in the desert, hunting and exploring Pike’s ancestral country. While Pike painted, Lowe wrote her first book, based on her experiences with Pike, who supplied many of its illustrations.
