Aboriginal Art

The painting called Witchetty Grub was probably painted because...

• it shows others how gross their society was

• someone likes to paint bugs

• it was easy to make copies of and sell

• it was an important food source

Which of the following were part of daily life in traditional aboriginal societies?

• dancing

• singing

• body decorations

• and drawings

• all of the above

A mark or character used to represent something else is a:

• indigenous

• marking

• symbol

• pattern

why are aboriginal paintings made mostly of dots?

• because when they dipped sticks in paint it leaves dots

• because they used what they had around them to pant

• because they used their fingers and they leave dots when dipped in paint.

• all of the above.

There was a written language for Aboriginal people

• true

• false

Australian Aboriginal people conveyed their important cultural stories through the generations by:

• telling them to one another

• symbols in their artwork

• tracing plants and animals

• dancing

Where were Aboriginal designs NOT originally painted?

• Sacred stones

• boards

• body painting

• canvas'

A repeating design consisting of line, shape, or form used as a decorative element is knows as

• stippling

• pointillism

• aboriginal art

• pattern

The word silhouette means:

• detailed image

• stippled artwork

• outline

• reference image

In aboriginal societies everyone was:

• a carpenter

• an artist

• family

• religious