There was no specific main animal. It all depended on what story the Aborigines wished to tell through their artwork.
Common animals were snakes, goannas, kangaroos and turtles.
Aboriginal Art
Ainslie Roberts has written: 'The first sunrise: Australian aboriginal myths in paintings' -- subject(s): Aboriginal Australian Mythology, Mythology, Aboriginal Australian, in art 'The dawn of time' -- subject(s): Aboriginal Australian Mythology, Art and mythology, Australian (Aboriginal), Mythology, Aboriginal Australian, in art, Tales 'The first sunrise' -- subject(s): Aboriginal Australian Mythology, Art and mythology, Mythology, Australian (Aboriginal) 'Northern Territory sketchbook' -- subject(s): Description and travel
It's actually fairly uncommon to see spirals in Australian Aboriginal art.
John Mawurndjul has written: '<<rarrk>> John Mawurndjul' -- subject(s): Aboriginal Australian Art, Art, Aboriginal Australian, Exhibitions
Ronald Murray Berndt has written: 'The speaking land' -- subject(s): Aboriginal Australian Mythology, Aboriginal Australians, Folklore, Mythology, Aboriginal Australian, Social life and customs, Tales 'The first Australians' -- subject(s): Aboriginal Australians, Ethnology 'A world that was' -- subject(s): Social life and customs, Narrinyeri (Australian people) 'Kunapipi' -- subject(s): Ethnology, Primitive Religion, Religion, Religion, Primitive 'Death, burial, and associated ritual at Ooldea, South Australia' -- subject(s): Burial, Death 'Looking ahead through the past' 'Djanggawul: an aboriginal religious cult of north-eastern Arnhem Land' 'Australian aboriginal art' -- subject(s): Aboriginal Australian Art, Art, Aboriginal Australian, Art, Australian, Art, Primitive, Primitive Art 'An adjustment of movement in Arnhem Land' -- subject(s): Ethnology 'Sexual behavior in western Arnhem land' -- subject(s): Ethnology, Sex 'Man, land & myth in north Australia' -- subject(s): Gunwinggu (Australian people) 'The sacred site' -- subject(s): Religion, Ethnology 'Australian Aboriginal art in the Anthropology Museum of the University of Western Australia' 'From black to white in South Australia' -- subject(s): Native races, Ethnic relations
Indigenous Australian art (also known as Aboriginal art) is art made by Indigenous Australians , covering works that pre-date European colonization as well as contemporary art by Aboriginal Australians based on traditional culture.
The animals found on Aboriginal art depend on the native Australian animals found in theur area. kangaroo, koala, crocodile are some examples.
Howard Morphy has written: 'Aboriginal art' -- subject(s): Aboriginal Australian Art 'Becoming Art' -- subject(s): Art and society, Cultural awareness, Historiography, Indigenous art, Yolngu Art
aboriginal art started in the dream-time by indigenous Australian's drawing/painting there culture/lifestyle.
Jack Dale Mengenen has written: 'Jack Dale Mengenen' -- subject(s): Aboriginal Australian Artists, Biography, Aboriginal Australian Art
Vivien Johnson has written: 'Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert' -- subject(s): Aboriginal Australian Painting, Biography, Dictionaries, Painters, Painting, Aboriginal Australian 'The art of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri' -- subject(s): Criticism and interpretation, Catalogs 'Michael Jagamara Nelson' -- subject(s): Aboriginal Australian Painting, Painting, Aboriginal Australian, Themes, motives
Spirals and animals are popular.