Indigenous Australian

Color Symbolism

The meanings carried by traditional pigment colors.

The colors used in traditional art carry symbolic meaning - ochre for earth and blood, white for spirit and bone, black for night and mystery. These pigments come from the country itself, connecting the art physically to the land.

Each color speaks. Together they tell the story of country.

Color Teaching, Oral Tradition

Color symbolism connects art to land through material and meaning.

Oral Tradition