Aboriginal symbols and meanings

INDIGENOUS SYMBOLS & MEANINGS

Sometimes described as the oldest art form, Aboriginal art is full of symbolism and meaning. Here’s how to read the signs.

Time for 6th grade's yearly study of Australian Aboriginal art. We always learn about dot painting and x-ray style drawing and then throw in something a little different for fun. Last year we made the x-ray style stuffies...I'll post this year's wild card in a few days. We start our unit learning a bit about the Aboriginal Dream time stories, symbols and dot painting. We talk about why Dream time stories and symbols differ from region to region and most are not to be shared with non…

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The more indigenous artworks I look at the more intrigued I get about all the symbols so I did some research and found out some of there meanings. Different indigenous cultures use different symbol…

Illustration about this image depicts some of the Australian aboriginal symbols and their meaning. Illustration of painting, paint, waves - 105805625

Australian Aboriginal wisdom.