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  2. Indigenous Australian art - Wikipedia

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    Wood carvings such as those by Central Australian artist Erlikilyika shaped like animals, were sometimes traded to Europeans for goods. The reason Aboriginal people made wood carvings was to help tell their Dreaming stories and pass on their group's lore and essential information about their

  3. Erlikilyika - Wikipedia

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    The first ethnographic film footage ever taken among Aboriginal people, on 3 April 1901, was of the ceremony associated with this verse. [ 2 ] Archaeologist John Mulvaney showed that Erlikilyika was not acknowledged for the role he played as a contributor to Spencer and Gillen's noted anthropological work, The Native Tribes of Central Australia .

  4. Australian Aboriginal fibre sculpture - Wikipedia

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    There are various examples of sculptural fibre works in pre-contact Aboriginal societies. Among the Rembarrnga people of Central Arnhem Land, sculptural fibre objects are a central feature of ceremony. Participants dance with animal figures, which are constructed by binding a core of paperbark or grass with string made from bark or other fibres ...

  5. Sydney rock engravings - Wikipedia

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    The aboriginal rock engraving sites usually contain images of sacred spiritual beings, mythical ancestral hero figures, various endemic animals, fish and many footprints. Surrounding the rock engravings, there are art sites, burial sites, caves , marriage areas, men’s areas, women’s areas, birthing areas, midden sites, stone arrangement ...

  6. Australian Aboriginal artefacts - Wikipedia

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    A shield which had not lost a battle was thought to be inherently powerful and was a prized possession. Shields were made from wood or bark and usually had carved markings or painted designs. They could also be used in ceremonies such as in corroborees. [18] Aboriginal shields come in two main types: broad shields, and parrying shields.

  7. Native art has a rich history, but young artists want to ...

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    Across the U.S., Indigenous artists are fighting stereotypes, protesting cultural appropriation, and carving spaces for their work in museums and galleries beyond those reserved for Native artists.

  8. Kalti paarti carving - Wikipedia

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    Kalti paarti carving (also known as emu egg carving) is an art form made by carving a kalthi-parti, or emu egg. The practice began in the mid to late nineteenth century and while it has been practiced by people in Australia from many backgrounds, it is often strongly associated with Aboriginal art.

  9. Napwerte / Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve

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    It is significant because of a large number of Aboriginal rock carvings and it is a sacred men's site of the Arrernte people who are its traditional owners. [2] Napwerte (pronounced na-poor-ta) is the Arrernte name from the rock outcrop within the reserve and it was officially duel named in 2014. [3]

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