by Boost Admin | May 1, 2020 | Aboriginal Culture Information
Bark Painting Creating a Bark painting is an intricate process, and has many stages. Here we explain the process from start to finish. The Bark used for Bark paintings are from the stringy Bark tree (Eucalyptus tetrodonta). It is important that the Bark is knot free...
by Boost Admin | May 3, 2020 | Aboriginal Culture Information
Basket Weaving There is a long tradition of basket weaving amongst women from Arnhem land. The material used to make baskets come from plants. These include; pandanus, palms and selected Bark fibres. These plants are woven and knotted into baskets, bags and mats....
by Boost Admin | May 9, 2020 | Aboriginal Culture Information
Aboriginal Art Indigenous Australians have been creating Aboriginal art for tens of thousands of years. In the central desert areas of Australia the Aboriginal people have their own ceremonies. In which a series of song and dance cycles tell of the Ancestral Beings...
by Boost Admin | May 9, 2020 | Aboriginal Culture Information
Aboriginal Artefact Coolamon Artwork and artefacts are how Aboriginal people pass on their knowledge and culture. One of those is the Aboriginal artefact Coolamon. The Coolamon is a multi-purpose shallow bowl. Which looks similar to a curved wooden tray. Traditionaly...
by Boost Admin | May 9, 2020 | Aboriginal Culture Information
Tiwi Bird Carvings Aboriginal artists create Tiwi bird carvings using hardwood, decorated with natural earth pigments. Referred to as Tokampini. They are present throughout the major creation story of the Tiwi people. First Ancestor of the Tiwi Tribe Tokampini were...
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