Before Farming

Plant motifs in Kimberley rock-art, Australia

Before Farming (2003), 2003, (4), 1–13.

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https://doi.org/10.3828/bfarm.2003.4.5
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English
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13

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Flowers, leaves, stems, branches, fruit, vines, inflorescence, roots and tubers are all depicted in the rock-art of the Kimberley region, Australia. The ecological knowledge of Aboriginal people with regard to plant usage for food, housing, utensils, weapons, string-making and ceremonial regalia is enormous, and some of this knowledge is reflected in rock-art. Sometimes plant features are combined with human and animal forms to represent mythological figures.

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Welch, David