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What is Aboriginal art called?

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What is Aboriginal art called?
Aboriginal art is also called Indigenous Australian art. Most Aboriginal art is in the form of painting, but there are many pieces of art created using other media. Aboriginal art is only considered Aboriginal if it is work created by someone who is of that origin.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
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Curly Bardkadubbu Large Australian Aboriginal Art Original Bark Snake Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
A very special, extremely rare large Australian Aboriginal art bark painting by renowned
Category

Vintage 1970s Australian Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Paint

Ronnie Tjampitjinpa "Body paint designs" 121x153 cm - 1996 - Aboriginal Art
By Ronnie Tjampitjinpa
Located in PARIS, FR
multiple times in prestigious awards such as the Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Thompson Yulidjirri Australian Indigenous Aboriginal Art Original Bark Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
Museum, Sydney The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia The National
Category

Mid-20th Century Australian Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Set of 2 Vintage Australian Aboriginal Art Wood Carving Animal Figurines
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Australian Aboriginal Art Wood Carving Animal Figurines, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions
Category

20th Century Australian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Rover Joolama Thomas "Marumaru" (Black One) Aboriginal Art 60x90 cm 1996
By Rover Thomas Joolama
Located in PARIS, FR
another Aboriginal artist and pioneer of the urban art movement, Trevor Nickolls. He was the subject of
Category

20th Century Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Pigment

Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa (Mrs Bennett) "Tjalili" 102x122cm - 2005 aboriginal art
Located in PARIS, FR
aboriginal art Biography Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa, also known as Mrs Bennett, was a distinguished Aboriginal
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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