First Australians: Part 2

At least 20,000 years old, aboriginal paintings were recently found near a Sydney suburb. There are many more such paintings that have not been 'discovered' yet.

Horizontal high angle extreme closeup photo of painted patterned Eucalyptus leaves, decorated stones and painted wooden medallions on necklaces created during NAIDOC week elementary school activities celebrating Australian Indigenous History and Culture. Armidale, New England high country, NSW. Source: iStockphoto / lynnebeclu/Getty Images

Art and decoration is an integral part of traditional life for Australian Aborigines. There is a variety of paintings done by the first Australians. They vary in type, and in nature.

Community is the most essential fabric of the Australian Aboriginal culture. Kulasegaram Sanchayan introduces the indigenous paintings and talks about ten factors to consider about these paintings as well as presents some of the nuances of this comparing and contrasting with that of the Tamils..

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Other episodes in this series:

First Australians: Part 1

SBS Tamil

10:15Tamil

Episode 2

First Australians: Part 2

SBS Tamil

11:19Tamil

Episode 3

First Australians: Part 3

SBS Tamil

11:15Tamil

Episode 4

First Australians: Part 4

SBS Tamil

11:15Tamil

Episode 5

First Australians: Part 5

SBS Tamil

12:15Tamil

Episode 6

First Australians: Part 6

SBS Tamil

11:35Tamil

Episode 7

First Australians: Part 7

SBS Tamil

11:19Tamil

Episode 8

First Australians: Part 8

SBS Tamil

11:19Tamil

Episode 9

First Australians: Part 9

SBS Tamil

11:15Tamil

Episode 10

First Australians: Part 10

SBS Tamil

11:35Tamil

Episode 11

First Australians: Part 11

SBS Tamil

11:31Tamil

Episode 12

First Australians: Part 12

SBS Tamil

10:25Tamil

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