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Australian Aborigines. Image Source: http://www.australianaborigines.net/. Which Ancestor are these women connecting to?. Image Source: http://www.traveldailymedia.com/. Which Ancestor are these men connecting to?. Image Source: http://pa-pa.ca/.
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Australian Aborigines Image Source: http://www.australianaborigines.net/
Which Ancestor are these women connecting to? Image Source: http://www.traveldailymedia.com/
Which Ancestor are these men connecting to? Image Source: http://pa-pa.ca/
What type of totem would you expect this young man to carry? Image Source: http://www.faithinterface.com.au/
What type of totem would you expect this young man to carry? Ritual dances are performed in single-gender groups by people who share a totem and an Ancestor-related responsibility. Image Source: http://www.thetravelworld.com/
Ritual dances are performed in single-gender groups by people who share a totem and an Ancestor-related responsibility. Image Source: http://www.nothinglikeaustralia.com/
During many rituals, Aborigines will paint a criss-cross pattern to show the paths of the Ancestors during the Dreaming, across all of Australia. Image Source: http://www.dreamstime.com/
Some commonly used designs in Aboriginal painting Image Source: http://www.umas.on.ca/ypom/graphics/aboriginal_symbols.gif
The flag of the Australian Aborigines shows a sun, the darkness of the Aboriginal people of Australia and the redness of the earth and the spiritual relationship these people have with the land. Image Source: http://www.australianflaghistory.com.au/