what is the significance of aboriginal body paint?

Answer 1

First off the aboriginal people are very strong belivers in magic and most thing that they do is either for magical protection or to envoke some magical thing to happen. Also they strongly believe in this magical earth that they live on, and they also paint themselves up to tell a story about certain things that happen in the past or in present time. What I am wondering is why you were to lazy to pick up a book and do your own research................ For I find reading and doing research to be a lots of fun.............. Also it really expands your mind.............

Answer 2

One day along time ago during a peace pipe ceremony a trickster filled a pipe with weed and said it was sacred. And while the chief passed out from being to ripped the trickster started drawing on his face. When the chief woke up he was oblivious and carried on without knowing. The people of the villiage started painting there face because the chief started it. So there is no significance just a really high chief that couldn't handle being as high as he was. This is fact that weed is the best

Answer 3

To the best of my knowledge, not only the specific colors, but the way in which they are painted on the face, represent your specific talents and what you are able to offer the community.

This was done on the honor system when our Native Peoples were the only ones here. Everyone trusted that you could perform a specific task, such as healing, or had the ability to see visions, when you painted that marking on your face. Consequently...

If you were called upon to perform one of the tasks you said you could do, then were unable, you "lost face" The term to, "Loose Face" has many origins. This is one of them.

Answer 4

they did not have paper