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ID: 300264789
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300264789

 

Record Type: concept
toas (<sculpture by function>, sculpture (visual works), ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name))

 

Note: South Australian carved sculptures made of wood, gypsum, and ochre, which function as direction-markers. These sculptures were placed in the ground to indicate which particular tribal group inhabited the site or in which direction they could be found. The aboriginal Australians named Diyari constructed these innovative signposts at the Lutheran Mission at Killalpaninna between 1903 and 1906. Toas are not a traditional form of sculpture; it is believed that the production of toas was by the request of Europeans interested in aboriginal culture. Toas were only produced in the South Australian state.
 
Terms:
toas (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,U)
toas (Portuguese-P,D,L,U)
toas (local language-P,D,U,PN)
指路雕塑 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
zhǐ lù diāo sù (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
zhi lu diao su (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
chih lu tiao su (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
toa's (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
Toa (C,U,German-P,D,B)
toa (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,SN)
toa (local language,AD,U,SN)
madero sacro (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  V.VC

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Objects Facet
Objects Facet
Hierarchy of Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)
.... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of Visual Works (hierarchy name)
........ Visual Works (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of visual works (works)
............ visual works (works) (G)
Hierarchy of <visual works by material or technique>
................ <visual works by material or technique> (G)
Hierarchy of sculpture (visual works)
.................... sculpture (visual works) (G)
Hierarchy of <sculpture by function>
........................ <sculpture by function> (G)
Hierarchy of toas
............................ toas (G)

Additional Notes:
Chinese (traditional) ..... 南澳大利亞人以木頭、石膏和赭土刻製的雕塑品,具有指引方向的功能,立於地上以標明該區所住的原住民部落,或者往哪個方向前進,即可找到該部落。此種雕塑為南澳洲的特產,並非傳統雕塑品,據說最初為因應喜愛原住民文化的歐洲人所求,才開始刻製。這種別具創意的地標,由原住民部落迪亞里人(Diyari)於西元1903至1906年間雕刻,設立於吉拉帕尼納(Killalpaninna)的路德傳教區。 
Dutch ..... Zuid-Australische uitgehakte beeldhouwwerken, die zijn gemaakt van hout, gips en oker en dienen als richtingaangevers. Deze beeldhouwwerken werden in de grond geplaatst om aan te geven welke stam de betreffende locatie in bezit had of in welke richting deze was te vinden. Volgens de Aboriginals waren de innovatieve wegwijzers tussen 1903 en 1906 bij de Lutheraanse missiepost van Killalpaninna gemaakt door Diyari. Toa's zijn geen traditionele beeldhouwwerken. Men denkt dat de productie van toa's volgde op een verzoek van Europeanen, die interesse hadden in de cultuur van de Aboriginals. Toa's werden alleen geproduceerd in de staat Zuid-Australië. 
German ..... Geschnitzte Skulptur aus Süd-Australien, aus Holz, Gips und Ocker gefertigt, die als Richtungsweiser dienten. Diese Skulptur wurde am Boden platziert, um zu zeigen, welcher Stamm auf dem Gebiet wohnte oder in welcher Richtung man ihn finden konnte. Die Ureinwohner Australiens, genannt Dieri, bauten diese innovativen Zeichenposten während der Lutheraner-Mission in Killalpaninna zwischen 1903 und 1906. Die Toa sind keine traditionelle Form der Skulptur; man nimmt an, dass die Herstellung der Toa auf Nachfrage der Europäer, die sich für die Kultur der Aboriginals intersessierten, geschah. Toa wurden ausschließlich im gebiet des heutigen "South Australia" produziert. 
Portuguese ..... Esculturas esculpidas do Sul da Austrália feitas de madeira, gesso e ocre que funcionam como marcadores de direção. Essas esculturas eram colocadas no chão para indicar o grupo tribal específico que habitava o local ou a direção em que poderia ser encontrado. Australianos aborígenes nomeados Diyari construíram esses sinais inovadores na Missão Luterana no Killalpaninna entre 1903 e 1906. Toas não são uma forma tradicional de escultura; acredita-se que a produção de toas era feita por encomenda de europeus interessados na cultura aborígene. Toas eram produzidos somente no estado do Sul da Austrália. 
Spanish ..... Esculturas talladas del sur de Australia hechas en madera, yeso y ocra, las cuales funcionan como señalizadores de camino. Estas esculturas eran ubicadas en el suelo para indicar que un grupo tribal específico habitaba el sitio o en que dirección podían ser ubicados. Los aborígenes australianos llamados djeri construían esos innovadores postes en la misión luterana de Killalpaninna entre 1903 y 1906. Los toa no son una forma tradicional de escultura; se cree que la production de toa se debió a la solicitud de los europeos interesados en cultura aborigen. Los toa eran solamente producidos en el estado del sur de Australia. 

Sources and Contributors:
指路雕塑............  [AS-Academia Sinica Preferred]
...........  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
chih lu tiao su............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.............................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
madero sacro............  [CDBP-SNPC]
.......................  Filoramos, Diccionario Akal de las Religiones (2001) 57
toa............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred, VP]
...........  TAA database (2000-)
...........  Toas: Mapping Country [online] (2003) accessed 05 August 2003
Toa............  [IfM-SMB-PK Preferred]
...........  AAT-Deutsch (2012-)
toas............  [VP Preferred, VP-intern Preferred]
...........  Caruana, Aboriginal Art (1993) 101
...........  Grove Dictionary of Art online (1999-2002) accessed 05 August 2003; accessed on 25 May 2021
...........  Portuguese Translation Intern Project (2020-)
...........  Toas: Mapping Country [online] (2003) accessed 05 August 2003
toa's............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred]
..............  AAT-Ned (1994-)
zhi lu diao su............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.............................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
zhǐ lù diāo sù............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.............................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
 
Subject: .....  [AS-Academia Sinica, CDBP-SNPC, IfM-SMB-PK, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP, VP-intern]
............  AAT-Ned (1994-)
............  Portuguese Translation Intern Project (2020-)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Caruana, Aboriginal Art (1993) 101
.......... Toas: Mapping Country [online] (2003) accessed 05 August 2003
Chinese (traditional) .......... [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......... AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
German .......... [IfM-SMB-PK]
.......... IfM Berlin
Portuguese .......... [VP-intern]
.......... Portuguese Translation Intern Project (2020-)
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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