Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Oceanic
6. Australian
7. Australian Aboriginal (culture and style)

Anotations

Scope note:

A contemporary artistic movement that began in 1971 in Papunya, a settlement west of Alice Springs, Australia. In the early years of the movement, Western Desert men painted traditional designs on small boards. The artistic movement now is characterized by an increasing abstraction of motifs and includes women artists.