Aboriginal life before the arrival of the

Europeans

By Elijah and Lucia

Aboriginal clothing.

By Elijah and Lucia.

Clothing

The clothes aboriginals wore depended on their climate. Cold climates- possum skin cloak

Warm climates- very little or no clothing but body paintings and grass belts

This is what aboriginal clothing looked like.

Cold climates Hot climates

Aboriginal weapons and hunting.

By Elijah and Lucia.

The Boomerang.

The boomerang was a carved in a tough wood

Was used to hunt

Was painted for decoration

There were different types of boomerangs like a returning boomerang and the hunting boomerang which did not come back

Spear and woomeras

Spears were used on woomeras

The woomera made the spear go faster

The woomera was the fastest projectile weapon before the invention of the rifle

Ten bush medicines

By Elijah and Lucia

Ten bush medicines

1.tea tree oil- crush leaves and rub on any wound.

2.eucalyuptus oil- for fevers and chills

3.billy goat plum/Kakadu plum- rich source of

vitamin C

4.desert mushrooms- suck to cure sore mouths or lips

5.emu bush- for cuts or sores.

Ten bush medicines

6.wichetty grubs- place on burns

7.snake vine- crush parts of the

vine to relive headaches

8.sandpaper fig-rub leaves on insect

bite until bleeding and smear stinking passion flower on it

9.kangaroo apple- put fruit on swollen joints

10.goat’s foot- pain relief from stingray or stone fish stings

Aboriginalfood

By Eli and Lucia

Aboriginal food

Aboriginals ate meat, plants, insects(like honey ants) and fish.

Usually, aboriginal food was very healthy.

Some plants were poisonous, so aboriginals had to choose carefully what to eat.

Aboriginals had to live at least a kilometre from a water hole or they will get dehydrated and would die.

Animals that aboriginals eat

Aboriginal medicines quiz

1. what is the name of the medicine that cures sore mouths or lips?

2. what medicine is a rich source of vitamin C?

3. what is the name of the medicine that cures stingray or stonefish sting?

References

http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/10-most-common-aboriginal-bush-medicines.htm