~ Year 8 Aboriginal Art Assignment~

Year 8 Aboriginal Art assignment

THE TASK

1. Select one type of traditional Aboriginal art/craft from the list below. 

• Cave Paintings......eg Arnhem Land, Kakadu
• Rock Engravings
• Rock Paintings.......eg Flinders Ranges
• X-Ray Paintings.....eg Arnhem Land
• Western Desert Art.....eg Alice Springs
• Bark Painting
• Ground "Painting"....eg Central Desert
• Body Decoration/Art
• Totemic art...(Mortuary poles)
• Weapons and utensils (including the art on them)
• Didgeridoo
• Weaving and Basket Making

2. Research your chosen art/craft form, and answer the questions as outlined on the Analysis sheet provided.

• Click your Right mouse button HERE: and open the online Analysis sheet in another window. You will then be able switch between this page and the analysis sheet by clicking on the task bar buttons at the bottom of your screen.

• Click bekow for useful internet sites. Use the right-button-click trick whichever site you go to, so that you then have 3 different windows open to switch between:  
  • this page for task instructions and useful links
  • the analysis sheet where you are recording your answers
  • the internet site you are currently referring to. 
    NB - close each internet site [by clicking on X in top right corner] before opening another one; otherwise you will open too many windows and the computer will seize up! 

3. Submit a print out of your Analysis sheet for assessment. You may also wish to save it to a floppy disk. 

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Galleries & exhibitions of Aboriginal Art

Aboriginal Australian Arts and Culture Institute, Tandanya 
Resource from the National Aboriginal Cultural Institute in Adelaide includes interactive exhibitions with
background notes. NOTE: The site was under reconstruction as at 20/02/01.
http://www.tandanya.on.net/

ABORIGINAL ART of AUSTRALIA 
Aboriginal Fine Arts Gallery is the largest Aboriginal art gallery in the North of Australia with a huge
selection of quality didgeridoos. Situated in Darwin. http://www.aaia.com.au/

SONGLINES: ABORIGINAL ART. A San Francisco and Amsterdam gallery exhibiting museum quality Australian aboriginal paintings. This site features extensive galleries of aboriginal art by  Australia's most highly regarded indigenous painters. Photo essays on the land, spirituality, dreamings, painting, and culture of Australian aboriginal people are also included. http://www.aboriginal-art.com/

Aboriginal Australia - Indigenous art, culture, travel and books. Our web site provides an authentic cultural exchange. Explore Aboriginal culture through art from
various communities. Visit our interactive discussion areas. Join our online community and stay ...
http://www.aboriginalaustralia.com.au/

Aboriginal art & cultural centre, Alice Springs
You can learn about Dreamtime firsthand from the Arrente Aboriginal tribe and also about their crafts, community and culture. Check out their art gallery and hear a didgeridoo master play.
http://aboriginalart.com.au/gallery/home2.htm

OneWorld Magazine - Australian Aboriginal Art 
Australian Aboriginal contemporary traditional work depicts themes connected to the "Dreamtime" and
are frequently called "Dreamings". 
http://www.envirolink.org/oneworld/gallery/abo/

Australian Aboriginal Art from Warmun 
Australian Aboriginal contemporary art from artists in Warmun is famous for the use of natural earth
pigments and for exploration of themes of land...
http://www.aboriginal-art.de/aboriginal_art_warmun.htm

Aboriginal Art Online 
Includes a Virtual gallery and many links to other sites on Aboriginal art & culture. 
http://www.aboriginalartonline.com/
http://www.aboriginalartonline.com/gallery/links.html

The Echidna Aboriginal Art Gallery 
A traditional bark painting of an Echidna by Dick Nguleingulei Murramarru of the Oenpelli people of the
Northern Territory. http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~tzvi/abartgall.html

Aboriginal Art
The symbols or icons used in contemporary Aboriginal paintings are the same as those found on cave paintings and rock engravings that were executed tens of thousands of years ago. The designs are also used as body paint decorations for corroboree as well as constructed on the ground for ceremonial purposes. 
http://www.cooinda-gallery.com.au/aboriginal_art.htm

House of Aboriginality 
Aboriginal art sites on the internet.
http://www.mq.edu.au/house_of_aboriginality/absites.htm

Creating cultural awareness of Australian Aborigines. 
A fairly superficial sight, with a small gallery of images.
http://www.first-peoples.com/gallery_03_aboriginal.asp

ARTculture Australia - didgeridoos
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~artcultr/didgi.htm

Australian Aboriginal Craft Gallery - Didgeridoos 
Didgeridoos (didjeridu) made by aboriginal artists for Australian Aboriginal Art are a balance between the true cultural and traditional Aboriginal art, and the more modern contemporary Australian art. 
http://exton.com/aacg/aaadidg.html

Gallery, Australian Aboriginal Art, fine art reproductions from bark paintings 
Virtual gallery with history/story behind each image.
http://www.coastnet.com/~ausaboart/gallery.htm

Top Links to Aboriginal Art 
Simple list of links. http://www.imagefs.com/ablinks.htm

Aboriginal Studies - Art & Culture 
Directory offers links to resources about Aboriginal art and culture and descriptions of each resource. It includes The Maningrida Culture Centre Arnhem Land, Tandanya Aboriginal Art, and the National Museum of Australia's Gallery of Aboriginal Australia, as well as Yothu Yindi on the Web and The Didjeridu W3 Server
http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVLPages/AborigPages/Art.html

Desert Dreams 
Aboriginal artworks of the Yuelamu Community.
http://www.webmedia.com.au/DesertDream/exhibition.html

Walonia Aboriginal Art Imports 
Wholesaler of oringinal Australian Aboriginal art. Includes many photos and information.
http://www.walonia.nl

Aboriginal Dreamings Gallery 
Specialist gallery for aboriginal art, bark paintings, artifacts and more.
http://www.contact.com.au/dreamings