Aboriginal Materials

The tough outer covering of a tree

• ochre

• bark

• clay

• charcoal

This material is soft when it's wet and is hard when it's dry. We often use it to make plates or cups.

• clay

• charcoal

• bark

• dots

Small round spots

• ochre

• bark

• dots

• clay

The top layer of earth in which plants grow

• soil

• bark

• clay

• charcoal

A statue or other free-standing piece of art made of clay, stone, or other materials

• bark

• sculpture

• charcoal

• soil

a blackish material we use for barbecuing food. can also be used as a drawing crayon

• sculpture

• ochre

• charcoal

• soil

an earthy usually red or yellow and often impure iron ore used as a color

• soil

• sculpture

• charcoal

• ochre

Why did the Aboriginal people use dots in their art?

• because they couldn't draw anything else

• to hide secret messages

• because they look cool

Which material was commonly used for creating body paint and rock art?

• bark

• wood

• ochre

• stone

Aboriginal people used which material for constructing shelters, canoes, and containers?

• bark

• feathers

• shells

• fibers