Art and Music

When discussing the art and music of Australia, people generally refer to that of the Aborigines. Aboriginal people use the natural surfaces of rock for much of their art. The figures are drawn with charcoal from burnt wood and colored with white chalk and red and yellow ochre. Ochre is clay colored by iron ore. The designs are often handed down from generation to generation. Many of the shapes have important meanings related to traditional lifestyles. Click Here to read a brief history of Aboriginal art, and to see an exhibition of Aboriginal art (optional).

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