Preserving original Aboriginal Arts and Music

Recently there were calls to ban importation of unauthentic Aboriginal arts into Australia where a new bill is set to go before the parliamenta which aims make it illegal to sell fake Aboriginal arts. And members of the Aboriginal people, particularly artists are doing their part to preserve indigenous arts and music.

Lisa Lawrence posing with the Aboriginal arts that some of the members of their Aboriginal people had made Source: SBS Filipino/A. Violata

We speak with one Aboriginal artist from the Koomurri Tribal Dance about how importation of fake Aboriginal arts are affecting the local Aboriginal arts and what they are doing to preserve and promote original Aboriginal arts.

 

From time to time, David Barnett plays music using didgeridoo - a wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians of northern Australia potentially within the last 1,500 years - to try promote Aboriginal music around one of the famous tourist destination in Sydney.

Koommurri Tribal Dance (SBS Filipino/A. Violata) Source: SBS Filipino/A. Violata

While, Lisa Lawrence, David's sister sells original Aboriginal arts made by artist-members of their people including her brother David.

Aboriginal Art (SBS Filipino/A.Violata) Source: SBS Filipino/A. Violata