Skip to content

Country

ROM

An Aboriginal Ritual of Discovery

Stephen A. Wild (editor)

Regular price $13.00

Unit price per 

The first ROM ceremony, a 'ritual of diplomacy', performed outside Arnhem Land was held when the Anbarra people from north-central Arnhem Land presented a Rom to AIATSIS in 1982. This book details ...

read more

The first ROM ceremony, a 'ritual of diplomacy', performed outside Arnhem Land was held when the Anbarra people from north-central Arnhem Land presented a Rom to AIATSIS in 1982. This book details the songs, dances, and artefacts that are part of ROM, and are accompanied by colour illustrations. The book describes the ROM ritual in Arnhem Land and the changes made by the performers to stage it in Canberra.

ROM are performed to establish or re-establish friendly relations with neighbouring communities by presenting them with elaborately-decorated totemic poles. The entire process of making, binding, and decorating the poles can extend over weeks and involves successive sessions of song and dance with culminate in a presentation ceremony.

Production Details
  • Paperback
  • 240mm x 180mm x 9mm
  • 116pp
  • Released January 1986
  • ISBN 9780855751623
Excerpt
Contents
About The Author

Customer Reviews

No reviews yet
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)

Customer Reviews

No reviews yet
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
Close (esc)

There’s still time to order for pre-Christmas delivery

Learn more about cut off dates to ensure you place your order in time.

More info

Age verification

By clicking enter you are verifying that you are old enough to consume alcohol.

Search

Shopping Cart

Your cart is currently empty.
Shop now