We are going to talk about Aboriginal culture about Australia.
Josefina's teacher wants us to do this because we can do our bit to preserve this treasure.
Aboriginal Australians are along with Torres Strait Islanders, descendants of the original inhabitants of the Australian nation and its adjacent islands, and have continued living there along European colonization.Under Australian law, both peoples constitute the set of Indigenous Australians.
The traditional territory of Aboriginal Australians spread throughout Australia,Tasmania and some nearby islands.
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Art:
Australian Aboriginal art is art made by the indigenous peoples of Australia and in collaborations between Indigenous Australians and others. It includes works in a wide range of media including painting on leaves, wood carving, rock carving, sculpting, ceremonial clothing and sand painting.This article discusses works that pre-date European colonization as well as contemporary indigenous Australian art by Aboriginal Australians. These have been studied in recent years and have gained increased international recognition.
Australian Aboriginal art is art made by the indigenous peoples of Australia and in collaborations between Indigenous Australians and others. It includes works in a wide range of media including painting on leaves, wood carving, rock carving, sculpting, ceremonial clothing and sand painting.This article discusses works that pre-date European colonization as well as contemporary indigenous Australian art by Aboriginal Australians. These have been studied in recent years and have gained increased international recognition.
Aboriginal weapons:
Hunting Spears:
Hunting spears used by the Aboriginal people are usually made from Tecoma vine. These vines are not straight but in fact curly.To straighten them the maker dries out the moisture by heating the branch over a small fire while it is still green. On completion the spear is usually around 270 centimetres (9 feet) long.
Hunting Spears:
Hunting spears used by the Aboriginal people are usually made from Tecoma vine. These vines are not straight but in fact curly.To straighten them the maker dries out the moisture by heating the branch over a small fire while it is still green. On completion the spear is usually around 270 centimetres (9 feet) long.
Spearthrower/Woomera:
The spearthrower is usually made from mulga wood and has a multi- function purpose. It is however primarily designed to launch a spear.The spear can then be launched with substantial power at an enemy or prey.Inserted into the Spinifex resin of the handle of many spearthrowers is very sharp piece of quartz rock. This is used for cutting, shaping or sharpening.The spearthrower was also used as a fire making saw, as a receptacle of mixing ochre, in ceremonies and to deflect spears in battle.
Shield:
Shields are usually made from the bloodwood of Mulga trees. Aboriginal men using very basic tools make these. They are designed to be mainly used in battle but are also used in ceremonies. Many shields have traditional designs or fluting on them whilst others are just smooth. In Aboriginal art the Shield is depicted as an oval shape with two small oval circles for hand holds.
Boomerang:
Boomerangs are also a very multi functional instrument of the Aboriginal people. Their uses include warfare, hunting prey, rituals and ceremonies, musical instruments, digging sticks and also as a hammer. Boomerangs made in the desert are non-returning and when thrown correctly can reach distances of 160 metres (175 yards). This is nearly three times the distance a fighting club could be thrown. They are usually made from mulga wood and can be smoothed or incised with various designs purporting to that maker or family group. CLICK HERE
Clubs:
Clubs are usually always made from mulga wood and can vary in shapes and sizes. Many are fire hardened and some have razor sharp quartz set into the handle with Spinifex resin. They are used in ceremonies, in battle, for digging, for grooving tools, for decorating weapons and for many other purposes.
Language:
Australian Aboriginal languages are a heterogeneous group of families of languages and isolated native languages of Australia and adjacent islands, although initially excluding Tasmania. The relationships between these languages is not currently clear, although substantial progress has been made in recent decades.
The Aboriginal Tasmanians were exterminated very early in the colonization of Australia and languages became extinct before they could be documented. Historically the inhabitants of the island were isolated from the mainland by the end of the ice age and apparently went no contact for over 10,000 years. Their language is unclassifiable with the limited data available, although it seems that there were similarities with the languages of the continent.
Australian Aboriginal languages are a heterogeneous group of families of languages and isolated native languages of Australia and adjacent islands, although initially excluding Tasmania. The relationships between these languages is not currently clear, although substantial progress has been made in recent decades.
The Aboriginal Tasmanians were exterminated very early in the colonization of Australia and languages became extinct before they could be documented. Historically the inhabitants of the island were isolated from the mainland by the end of the ice age and apparently went no contact for over 10,000 years. Their language is unclassifiable with the limited data available, although it seems that there were similarities with the languages of the continent.
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