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The dots and lines all had symbolic neaning for the Aborigines, depending on how they were arranged. Using these arrangements of dots and lines, the Aborigines would relate stories of hunts and legends of their Dreamtime, the time of Creation. This was one way the Aborigines recorded and passed down stories from generation to generation, as they had no written language apart from their art.

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To scare the enemy or to show respect to their gods.

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for their secret and sacred ceremonies

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