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Page 1: Aboriginal Art. Aboriginal people They are indigenous Australians (I.e. the first inhabitants) They tell stories in words and pictures about how the world.

AAbboorriiggiinnaall AArrtt

Page 2: Aboriginal Art. Aboriginal people They are indigenous Australians (I.e. the first inhabitants) They tell stories in words and pictures about how the world.

AAbboorriiggiinnaall people people

• They are indigenous Australians (I.e. the first inhabitants)

• They tell stories in words and pictures about how the world began

• They call this Dreamtime

• Their stories are called Dreamings

Page 3: Aboriginal Art. Aboriginal people They are indigenous Australians (I.e. the first inhabitants) They tell stories in words and pictures about how the world.

Who, What, Where?

Page 4: Aboriginal Art. Aboriginal people They are indigenous Australians (I.e. the first inhabitants) They tell stories in words and pictures about how the world.

Three types of Aboriginal Art

Bark painting- X-ray fish

Negative printing - Simple figures

Geometrical

Page 5: Aboriginal Art. Aboriginal people They are indigenous Australians (I.e. the first inhabitants) They tell stories in words and pictures about how the world.

AAbboorriiggiinnaall Paintings Paintings

This painting is called Witchetty Grub Dreaming by Mary Dixon Nungurrayi.

Click on the picture to take a closer look

Page 6: Aboriginal Art. Aboriginal people They are indigenous Australians (I.e. the first inhabitants) They tell stories in words and pictures about how the world.

A witchetty grub is a kind of caterpillar that Aboriginal people traditionally eat.

The detail shows witchetty grubs around a camp fire.

Page 7: Aboriginal Art. Aboriginal people They are indigenous Australians (I.e. the first inhabitants) They tell stories in words and pictures about how the world.

This painting is Journey of the Koori by Ron Potter. What do you think a Koori is? It’s a kangaroo

Page 8: Aboriginal Art. Aboriginal people They are indigenous Australians (I.e. the first inhabitants) They tell stories in words and pictures about how the world.

AAbboorriiggiinnaall paintings use paintings use earth coloursearth colours

Why? Why?

These are the colours of the desert. Aboriginal artists made their paints from natural materials.

Page 9: Aboriginal Art. Aboriginal people They are indigenous Australians (I.e. the first inhabitants) They tell stories in words and pictures about how the world.

AAbboorriiggiinnaall paintings are paintings are also often made up of dotsalso often made up of dots

Why?Why?

What did aboriginal artists paint with in the desert?

They used their fingers or sticks.

Page 10: Aboriginal Art. Aboriginal people They are indigenous Australians (I.e. the first inhabitants) They tell stories in words and pictures about how the world.

AAbboorriiggiinnaall symbols symbols

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