Aboriginal Culture
Art
The art created by Aboriginal Australians is very unique. The paintings are made on leaves, wood and rock. There are different styles. Here are examples of painting which were painted on a rock face:
The art created by Aboriginal Australians is very unique. The paintings are made on leaves, wood and rock. There are different styles. Here are examples of painting which were painted on a rock face:
Sometimes the hand of the painter was used as a stencil and the paint was blown around the hand to make hand prints such as these:
Here are some paintings from Kakadu National Park:
The art is created by using colours found in the environment.
Lines and dots are used to decorate the pictures.
Modern art created by aboriginal artists uses the same techniques that have been used for thousands of years:
Music & Dance
Aboriginal dancers decorate their bodies using materials found in the environment.
Below are photographs of dance troupe called Descendance. They tour all over the world preforming. These are photographs from the Baltic and African tour. http://descendance.com.au/
Aboriginal dancers decorate their bodies using materials found in the environment.
Below are photographs of dance troupe called Descendance. They tour all over the world preforming. These are photographs from the Baltic and African tour. http://descendance.com.au/
They often imitate the actions of animals or birds while they are dancing. Here is an example of one such dance:
Different dances were performed for different occasions. Sometimes the dances were performed by women and sometimes by men.
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Didgeridoo
The Didgeridoo is the most famous Aboriginal instrument. Listen to the Aboriginal man explain how the didgeridoo should be played.
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Here are some more videos. In the first video the musician is showing us how you can make different sounds while playing the didgeridoo. In the second video you can see it being played to accompany dancing.
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Sometimes you can see performances such as those in Tjabukai
Boomerang
Boomerangs were mainly used for hunting. They were usually made of wood. There are different types of boomerangs. The type which is most famous is the returning boomerang. Returning boomerangs come back to the person who has thrown it if it doesn't hit anything.
Other types of boomerangs were used for fighting. They could also be used as a musical instrument. |