Who created the Kimberley rock art?
Gwion Gwion art. Work undertaken by amateur archaeologist Grahame Walsh, who began work there in 1977 and returned to record and locate new sites up until his death in 2007. The results of this work produced a database of 1.5 million rock art images and recordings of 1,500 new rock art sites.
What is Kimberley rock art?
Kimberley rock art was made by indigenous Australians on their traditional land. Many different groups created many different styles of rock art. The art has been made by the people of the Kimberley region for thousands of years. Some art is still being refreshed, and new art is being created.
Where are the Bradshaw rock paintings found?
Where can I find Gwion Gwion art? Gwion paintings lie deliberately hidden in inaccessible rock shelters in the vast Kimberley in Western Australia. They extend across an arc of the north Kimberley, around the Roe River.
What is the Bradshaw Foundation?
The Bradshaw Foundation provides an online learning resource. Its main areas of focus are archaeology, anthropology and genetic research, and its primary objective is to discover, document and preserve ancient rock art around the world, and promote the study of early mankind’s artistic achievements.
How was the Kimberley rock art made?
Aboriginal Rock Art Hand Stencils The earliest form of Kimberley Rock Art (35,000 BCE) is Hand stencils. Hand stencils are not unique to the Kimberley they also exist throughout Australia and much of Indonesia. The stencils are usually of hands but can also include boomerangs pearl-shell stone axes and spear throwers.
How old is the Kimberley rock art?
about 17,300 years old
Scientists have confirmed that a painting of a kangaroo in a sandstone rock shelter in Western Australia’s remote Kimberley region is about 17,300 years old, making it the oldest known rock art in Australia.
What is a Wandjina figure?
Wandjina are the supreme spirit ancestors of the Indigenous people of the Kimberley. Wandjina are often shown as a full body, or at least head, shoulders and torso, but some have only the head and shoulders represented.
What is the purpose of the Bradshaw paintings?
Aside from being extremely old, the Bradshaw paintings are very significant to world history because instead of depicting animals, they depict highly decorated humans and relatively advanced technology. They show people with tassles, hair adornments, and possibly clothing.
What is the estimated age of the rock paintings?
After extensive testing for seven years, it was revealed that the lines drawn on the rock were handmade and from an ochre crayon dating back 73,000 years. This makes it the oldest known rock painting.
How was Lascaux cave painted?
The pigments used to paint Lascaux and other caves were derived from readily available minerals and include red, yellow, black, brown, and violet. No brushes have been found, so in all probability the broad black outlines were applied using mats of moss or hair, or even with chunks of raw color.
Who are the Bradshaw daughters?
Rachel Bradshaw
Erin Bradshaw
Terry Bradshaw/Daughters