Australian Aboriginal Art and Storytelling

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Author:

Individual Authors

Subject:

Arts, Humanities

Institution Name:

National Endowment for the Humanities

Collection:

EDSITEment

Grade Level:

Secondary

Abstract:

Australian Aboriginal art is one of the oldest continuing art traditions in the world. Much of the most important knowledge of aboriginal society was conveyed through different kinds of storytelling—including narratives that were spoken, performed as dances or songs, and those that were painted. In this lesson students will learn about the Aboriginal storytelling tradition through the spoken word and through visual culture. They will have the opportunity to hear stories of the Dreamtime told by the Aboriginal people, as well as to investigate Aboriginal storytelling in contemporary dot paintings.

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Activities and Labs, Assessments, Lesson Plans

Media Format:

Text/HTML, Downloadable docs

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Individual Authors