WELCOME TO WALKABOUT AUSTRALIA
40,000 YEARS OF PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT
Since 1988 a group of over 30 Aboriginal men and
women artists have been designing and painting our unique Walkabout
products here in Alice Springs. Here are the founding artists at
our xmas party in 1988 and many still paint today.
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The textures, colours, materials in the Walkabout
range are a combination of the
"worlds oldest living culture combined with the majestic beauty
and power of our outback desert region here in the heart of Australia,
Alice Springs.
In 2003 walkabout will celebrate its 15th birthday
by revitalizing its product range so that it will remain the market
leader in authentic aboriginal products. Over the years many companies
have tried to copy our innovative ceramics and clothing by getting factories
in asia and major australia capitals to copy and produce inferior mass
reproductions.
BUT WALKABOUT SURVIVES BECAUSE
WE STILL DO PRODUCE
THIS IS THE FUTURE OF WALKABOUT (XMAS 2002)
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OUR PRODUCT RANGE INCLUDES
1. HANDCRAFTED/HANDPAINTED CERAMICS/POTTERY
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BOWLS
PLATES
BILLY TEA SETS
VASES
SPIRITUAL HEALING ITEMS
MEDICINE BOXES
BUSHTUCKER BOXES
AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS BIRDS/FIGURINES
JEWELLERY
2. HANDCRAFTED CLOTHING ALL INDIVIDULLY PAINTED
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SHIRT/TOPS
SARONGS
KIDS CLOTHING
KAFTANS
PANTS
OVERALLS
SKIRTS
BELTS
HATS
CARRY BAGS
TABLE CLOTHS
PILLOW COVERS
CUSHION COVERS
3. ABORIGINAL ART /PAINTINGS ON CANVAS
PAINTINGS VARY IN PRICE FROM $100-$3000
AND WE ARE ALSO DEVELOPING A RANGE OF LIMITED EDITION ART PRINTS
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OTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION
We do have available also for your information a
wide range of information on aboriginal culture
supplied to us by aboriginal media organizations here in Alice springs
BOOKS ON ABORIGINAL ART
VIDEOS
CDS-MUSIC
HOW TO OBTAIN OUR COMPLETE EXPORT SALES CATALOG
To receive our new 2003 wholesale or retail price list
and sales catalog
please contact our sales department at
info@walkaboutaustralia.com.au
or
visit our shop
We accept all major credit cards.
MINIMUM PURCHASE INTERNATIONAL
AUS$100 / US$60 / EURO $60
AIRMAIL DELIVERY / INSURANCE INCLUDED IN PRICE
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON WALKABOUT
Established 1988 by Simone Lienert
New owners Margaret Healy/Colleen Byrnes
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON ABORIGINAL CULTURE
For 40,000 years, Australian Aboriginals have virtually
remained isolated from the rest of the world. Aboriginal culture is
recognized as the world’s oldest continuous living cultures
Australian Aboriginals were hunters and gatherers and their religious
traditions place the origin of each tribal group or clan in its own
land. Aboriginal culture is not locked away in a dusty museum but is
alive today and presented in new mediums available through WALKABOUT.
DREAMTIME
Central to Aboriginal religious beliefs are the
ancestral creative beings who shaped the land
and created the plants, reptiles, insects, fishes, birds and the people.
These ancestral creative beings journeyed across the continent in the
Dreamtime; they emerged from the subterranean or heavenly world and
moved over the featureless earth.
They created the billabongs, rivers, the rock hills and the mountains,
and all the features of the environment. At the same time, the ancestral
creative beings placed in this setting all of live, human, animal and
plant, in an interconnected system of relationships.
This done, they retired to the sea, underground or to the heavens, although
they have never really abandoned their creations.
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ABORIGINAL CULTURAL PERFORMANCE
Their creative forces are still active in the land
and may be summoned and revitalized through the performance of a cycle
of rituals called ‘Corroborees" to enlighten the energy of
the ancestors.
There are about 250 tribal groups holding as many clans and languages
that are still spoken in many places.
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ABORIGINAL ART
Art was a very important part of their religious
life, to maintain traditional representations and styles. It is still
in the tradition to represent many of the desert Dreamings stories,
and the sand paintings have been replaced by paintings on canvas and
new styles like dot paintings and X rays styles are the most popular
modern art styles based on traditional Dreamings and totemic representations.
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ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIA BEYOND 2000
Today, throughout the country, many Aboriginal communities
are living on the land that has been given back to them by the government.
There are about 300 000 thousands Aboriginal people in Australia that
represents less than 2 % of the entire Australian population. Over 30
Aboriginal men and women make up the Walkabout team
CONTACT WALKABOUT
WALKABOUT
AUSTRALIA
STUDIO 21
ELDER VILLAGE
59 ELDER STREET
ALICE SPRINGS 0871 NT
AUSTRALIA
TEL
08
89522 553
INTERNATIONAL
+61 8 89522 553
FAX08
89 531 836
INTERNATIONAL
+61
8 89 531836
EMAIL
- Info@walkaboutaustralia.com.au