indigenous Australians have a rich craft culture that is closely linked to both ceremonial ritual and

daily life. In remote regions, there are Art Centres that promote indigenous craft through workshops,
product development and exhibitions. Baskets are highly prized and collected in major state
institutions.

Craft in Australia today can be seen as a component of design, a form of visual art and a political
movement. While there are many practitioners at both the professional and hobbyist level, it would be
very rare to find anyone who identified as an artisan in the traditional sense of a person who inherits
a skill that be offered as a service to others. Instead, individuals are carving out personal careers in
their chosen craft medium, presenting their work in galleries for audiences to enjoy, supplying the
many outlets for craft and design, and working with communities in realising their cultural potential.
There are increasing collaborations involving Indigenous Australia and the Asia Pacific region.

Grace Cochrane The Crafts Movement in Australia: A History Sydney: University of New South
Wales Press, 1992

Australian crafts represent what we make of the material world in which we find ourselves. As a
settler colony, there has been pressure to limit our energies to materials used in the home country,
such as fine European timbers, precious metals and gems, willow and porcelain. By contrast,
Australian materials can seem crude and unwieldy. Rather than re-create an imitation Europe, the
Australian challenge is to accept our environment and learn to appreciate its creative potential.
But to understand our crafts today involves consideration of our settler colonial heritage. Historically,
there are three major trajectories for our crafts:
1. Pre-contact crafts are tied to traditional Aboriginal practical and ceremonial needs. These involve
purely Australian materials and are unique. The fibre fish trap is an example of this.
2. Settler/missionary crafts involve the adaptation of indigenous traditions to the materials and
techniques introduced by European settlers. These include the adaptation of fibre skills to basketry in
central Australia.
3. Modern crafts are more internationally engaged as part of the studio movement that began in the
1960s, where craft involved the production of original art works. There are practically no unique
forms in Australia, though there are particular strengths and distinct trends, such as Susan Cohns
aluminium metalware or Klaus Mojes coldworking glass technique.
So what would Australias entry be in the craft encyclopedia?
A working list of crafts currently practised in Australia
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
o Fibre: Bush jewellery
o Fibre: Eel traps
o Fibre: Bi-conal baskets
o Fibre String figures
o Emu shell carving
o Jewellery: Carved shell jewellery
o Wood: Boomerang making
o Wood: Didgeridoo making
o Wood: Poker work
Non-indigenous
o Leather: plaiting and whip-making
o Leather: saddlery
o Textiles: hats in fur and straw
o Wood turning
o Wood: Furniture
Both Studio crafts
o Ceramics
o Fibre: Grass sculptures
o Jewellery and Metal
o Textiles and fibre
Tapestry weaving
Basket making
o Glass

http://wccaustralia.org.au/what-are-australian-crafts/

The Village Continuum

Australias premier weekend of traditional crafts, nature skills and tools for well-being.
Unde: Hollyburton Organic Farm, Riddells Creek, Victoria ,3 6 November 2017

Since 2014, a small and dedicated team have been meeting at gorgeous Hollyburton Organic Farm in
Clarkefield, Victoria to create The Village Continuum gathering. United by a longing for the old ways
and seeking a deeper connection to nature we meet to celebrate community and craft.
Located in the stunning Macedon Ranges, 45 minutes north of Melbourne, Hollyburton Park is the
perfect setting for creating a village. Our hosts, the Scott family are warm and welcoming and you
have the chance to get involved with farm life. Milking goats and feeding piglets is a memory that
you will always treasure.
Our family-friendly gathering is breathing new life into the lost crafts and taking time to slow down.
By spending three days together camping, making, learning, loving and laughing we forge
deeper connections with ourselves, nature and those around us. Come and join us around the fire,
sharing dreams and telling stories!

http://thevillagecontinuum.com.au/

Principalele produse create de aborigenii australieni sunt:

Boomerang. The boomerangs could be used:

as hunting or fighting weapons,

for digging,

as cutting knives,

for making fire by friction and

as percussion instruments - music sticks.

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- Didgeridoo
- Haine din blan de oposum
- Canoe
- Picturi pe piatra, pe nisip
- Ustensile pentru busk tucker
- Lance