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Within any society, people can only use what they know, or what they have had exposure to. The Aborigines were sheltered from all other influences, and all they knew was earth colours. Everything in their society centred around their relationship to the land, and of course this was best expressed with earth colours.
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What are some facts about aborigines?
Despite their appearance, Australian Aborigines are not directly related to Africans.
Are aborigines alive today?
yes they are..I worked for QANTAS and had several Aborigines passengers traveling from MIami
How many aborigines died in the war?
No aborigines served in WW2 for Australia.
What are the beliefs of the Aborigines?
The Aborigines are spiritually linked to the land. They have a god who created people and the surrounding environment. They are a very religious people.
What does dispersal mean in terms of the Aborigines?
The "Dispersal" of aborigines is a polite term for violently removing aborigines from their land, often with genocide, for the sake of the development of that land. This happened quite frequently for the first century of Australian history until 1838 when the first instance of punishment for murdering aborigines was carried out for the Massacre at Myall creek.
What colors do aboriginals not use?
Aborigines do not use colours such as pinks and fluoro colours.
What colors did Aborigines paint with?
Aborigines painted with earth colours - reds, oranges, yellows, whites, browns and blacks and, to a lesser extent, dark greens. See the related question for how they obtained these colours.
What colors did the aboriginal people paint with?
The Australian Aborigines painted with earth colours such as brown, red, yellow, orange, black, white and dark green.
What colors do you use for a didgeridoo?
The Australian Aborigines used earthy colours such as reds, oranges, yellows, browns, and black and white to decorate their instruments.
How can you use the word aborigines in a sentence?
Native Australians are referred to as aborigines.
Why did the aborigines use shields?
shield from aborigines are used for protecting and easier to help them attach
Why do Aborigines make Didgeridoos?
Aborigines make didgeridoos primarily for their use in ceremonies and corroborees.
Did aborigines use boats?
yes
What does red mean in aboriginal?
Red represent the earth to the Australian Aborigines.
What did the aborigines use as paper?
The aborigines had no written langauge so they did not use anything for paper. Their histories were all oral, but they also explained their stories through paintings.
What did aborigines use to carve tools and weapons?
They used the spears
When was A Descriptive Vocabulary of the Language in Common Use Amongst the Aborigines of Western Australia created?
A Descriptive Vocabulary of the Language in Common Use Amongst the Aborigines of Western Australia was created in 1842.
