appropriation

the definition of the term 'appropriation'

noun

• 1. [mass noun] the action of appropriating something: dishonest appropriation of propertythe deliberate reworking of images and styles from earlier, well-known works of art: the hallmark of postmodernism has turned out to be appropriation 
  2. a sum of money allocated officially for a particular use: success in obtaining appropriations for projects [as modifier]: the appropriation accounts
  
  In his paper, Richard Bell has revealed that as the result of a concerted and sustained marketing strategy, Art of Aboriginals have been categorised into an Aboriginal Art Industry. There is, however, no Aboriginal Art Industry but an industry that caters for Aboriginal Art. 
  The key players in that industry are not Aboriginals but White people whose areas of expertise are in the fields of Anthropology and Western Art. 
  The problem arises out of the very nature of Western Art. Westerners need to sort and categorise everything in order to make sense of the World. That they do so in an ethnocentric manner is academic. 
  Another issue Bell has revealed was the Art centre. Aboriginal Art forshadowed the establishment of community art centres throughout remote areas. These centres assist by providing advice, marketing opportunities/strategies, art supplies and documentation. 
The Government's continued financial support of the Art Centre movement ensures some level of Government control over the industry that caters for Aboriginal Art. 

(Bell's thought on this) Their (the Government=White people) considerable contribution makes it look good. They think it justrifies their appropriation of Aboriginal imaginery in advertising campaigns, etc. They think that they have bought our culture. Well, sorry. It never happened.