Australian Aboriginal ArtAustralian Aboriginal Art is a visual depiction of the life, culture and dreaming of Aboriginal people. Aboriginal art can depict the hunting and gathering of foods such as bush tomatoes, bush plums, bush bananas and general bush foods. It may also contain elements of implements used in the collection of foods such as the Coolamon, women's digging stick boomerangs or spears. Sometimes sacred ceremonies are depicted showings dancing, musical instruments such as didgeridoos and sites where these activities may be conducted. Often they also contain information that is secret to those who are not initiated (given the secret information) as it is contained in shapes and colour designs which becomes part of painting unseen by those not initiated. There are also special handmade jewellery items worn specifically for ceremonial purposes from various natural nuts, feathers, plants, and even hair from both living and dead people. Aboriginal Art is truly a window into the longest living culture in the world. |
