What was life like for Aboriginal people before the arrival of Europeans?
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W H A T W A S L I F E L I K E F O R A B O R I G I N A L P E O P L E B E F O R E T H E A R R I VA L O F E U R O P E A N S ?
By
Charlotte & Luke
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A B O R I G I N A L H U N T I N G&
G A T H E R I N G
Men killed larger animals using weapons.
Women collected smaller animals, plants and insects.
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Hunting
• Boomerangs were used to hunt animals
• Hunting boomerangs don’t come back
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Returning boomerang
Killer boomerang
This is a good for killing kangaroos and emus
war-axe
This boomerang is sharp at the top and pointing at the end
This is a famous curved boomerang
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Boomerangs.
Green hard timber Black wattle, Gums, eucalypt
Made from roots or branches with a natural curve Hardwood better stability in flight Heat the sap so shape can be made Timber treated with heat to maintain shape
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Boomerangs Used exclusively by men Hunting large animals A returning boomerang is designed to circle back
to the thrower A returning boomerang distracts the animals
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Aboriginal fishing
Spears were made from branches
Spears were used to catch seafood for eating
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• A hunting spear is used to kill animals for food and clothing• A woomera is used to throw the spear
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Hunting animal• A long spear was
used for killing from a long distance
• A Nulla nulla was used to knock the animals on the head
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Aboriginal Art
• Aboriginals are creative people
• Rock paintings are the oldest painting
• Rocks were crushed for paint
• Feathers are used for a brush
• Dots are used sometimes to make pictures
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• Aboriginal art tells a story
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Aboriginal Clothing
• Clothing depended on the climate
• Hot climate minimal clothing was worn
• Body art• Cool and cold climates –
possum skin cloaks were worn
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Clothing• Hot climates –
minimal clothing
• Body art
• Cold climates• Possum skin
cloaks
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Video: Making a possum skin cloak
http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2011/01/24/3120678.htm
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