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Nationhood and Identity
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Art/Design
9th Grade
10/12/2013

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When was Australia Inhabited by people
Definition
65000 years ago
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What was the subject matter for the
rock paintings and engravings
Definition
Journeys
Term
How far can artworks be taken back
Definition
2500 years ago
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What does the term Indigenous mean
Definition
Originating in or characterising a particular region. The term is used into relation to Indigenous cultures e.g. Aboriginal culture is the Indigenous culture of Australia
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What does the term Traditional Indigenous Art mean
Definition
Traditional Indigenous Art were made to reflect Dream time and display a wide range of images and mark making. Traditional art making was not made by a "artist" but by individuals that had the knowledge and skill to make the work
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What does the term dream time mean
Definition
The dream time are stories and explanations that Aboriginals use to explain the world and how the world came into being
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Before European settlement how did art exist
Definition
In rock paintings, sand paintings, bark and body paintings
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With what materials were rock paintings made
Definition
Natural pigments, mixed with animal fats, tree sap
Term
Traditional people used to represent their world through
Definition
- Animal and humans
- Abstract patterns and symbols
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What groups looked after the rock paintings
Definition
Language groups
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Four colours traditionally used
Definition
Red: Iron ore
Yellow: Yellow ochre
White: Kaolin clay and gypsum
Black: Charcoal from burnt plants and wood
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How were pigments applied
Definition
Fingers, sticks, fine twigs, grass bushes, brushed made from plant and animal fibers
Term
What are the Mimi
Definition
The Mimi are fragile like stick fingers they were portrayed dancing, singing or hunting they lived in the cracks of rocks
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What were the Mimi
Definition
The Mimi were dream time ancestor taught the Aboriginal people how to hunt, sing and perform rituals
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What did the Wandjina look like
Definition
Has large eyes and a stick noes is surrounded by a halo if hair that represents the clouds the lines jutting out of the head symbolize lightning. There is a dominant use of light
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