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lives. Rock engravings and rock painting are by far the most commonly preserved examples of older Aboriginal art. Differences in media have, of course, direct relationships with the regions. Sand painting is common in the Western Desert, while painting on tree bark is a primary mode of expression in fertile Arnhem Land. Of the traditional media the least mobile forms have continued to be "largely restricted to ceremonial use," while the more easily transported bark paintings

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