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Australian Aboriginal Art

Australian Aboriginal art has only become recognized in the world art scene quite recently (mainly during the last few decades).

Australian Aboriginal Art

Among themselves and in Australia, our Aborigines prefer to be called Kooris (pronounced Coo Rees), so it correct to refer to Australian Aboriginal art as Koori Art.

The work ranges from Aboriginal cave paintings which date back thousands of years, to Australian Aboriginal art on tree bark, modern canvas and tourist items such as boomerangs, woomeras (spear throwers) didgeridoo tubes ("didge" for short) and hardwood clap sticks (used to make music).

There are shops selling genuine Australian Aboriginal art in Sydney's The Rocks district, which is underneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge and elsewhere. But make sure the stuff is real.

Do not buy cheap tourist souvenirs which pretend to be Australian Aboriginal art. These fakes are manufactured in China or somewhere like that and sold here for an obscene profit. The same applies to Aboriginal designs on Tee Shirts... the real Australian aboriginal designs are copyright to the artist and the style will be unique to his tribe.

If you want some genuine Australian Aboriginal art, then do yourself a favor and get the genuine article. You'll be doing the right thing, and what's more, some of your money will get back to the Koori artist who created the design. It will be very reasonably priced, as well.

These Aboriginal artists are very talented, and like good artists everywhere, they deserve to be paid for their work and their unique talents.

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