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Aboriginal colours are earthy because they come from materials in the natural environment.
The Aborigines obtained earthy colours such as red, dark purple, brown and orange from grinding ochre to a powder. Ochre was found naturally in rock stained by iron, which would give it the reddish hues.
Yellow was obtained by mixing clay, or by collecting pebbles that conatined a limonite-stained form of kaolin. White also came from the kaolin, or even white clays. Calcite, a chalky mineral, as well as ash are used to make white pigments. Calcite occurs naturally in calcrete deposits.
Black was obtained from charcoal, and could be mixed with kaolin to make grey.
Dark green was made from plant colourings.
Tree bark, crushed shells and blood also gave variety of colour. The availability of some colours are peculiar to the area that the artist finds himself in.
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