SkillBuilder discussion Using historical sources 1. What is painted on the burial poles shown in the image? 2. What are the raw materials used for the paint? 3. What are the brushes made from?
SOURCE4 The Tiwi Peoples’ burial poles are carved from tree trunks and have unique windows and sections. They are painted in geometric and abstract patterns using the Tiwi art style. The paint was made by mixing ochre with wax, honey or egg yolks, and brushes were made from soft bark, sticks or human hair.
2.7 SkillBuilder activity COMMUNICATING Ceremonies have been very important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in Australia for thousands of years. Some lasted weeks and included many people. The Kulin Peoples of Victoria, who lived there for over 40 000 years, had a ceremony called Tanderrum. This showed respect when passing through another people’s land. 1. Choose a ceremony from one of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to research, such as marriage, rain-making, smoking ceremony or Welcome to Country. 2. Identify the following. • Why the ceremony would be conducted • Where the ceremony would take place • Who would be involved, and how invitations would be communicated (e.g., using message sticks) • What the preparations would be for the ceremony (e.g., construction of earth mounds or rock arrangements) • Ceremonial objects and rituals can include Tjurunga (used by the Arrernte people), bullroarers, ceremonial poles, sacred chants, headdresses and body painting 3. Communicate your understanding, and the significance, of the ceremony you have chosen via a visual representation, a booklet, a brochure or a website.
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