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Ubirr (40,000? B.C.–present)


Early Dynamic Figure painting from Ubirr depicting an individual with upraised arms. Some contemporary Aboriginals assert that such images depict the mimi spirits who first taught humans to paint. The mimi are also believed to have painted many of these ancient images themselves.









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