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Customs and Traditions
Music and dance of Australian Aborigines are important elements of sacred ceremonies that reenact mythological origins of the tribes and ensure the continued supply of foods through the propitiation of totemic plants and animals. Little is known about the internal structure or basic movements of the various Aboriginal dance traditions; however, in general terms there are often mimetic movements involving the entire body that are used to add a visual interpretative extension to the oral tradition of the tribe.