Keywords: Rock paintings - NMA-11802.jpg en Aboriginal people painted on rock surfaces using four main colours - red yellow black and white Only rarely were other colours employed Red yellow and white come from rocks and clay and black often from charcoal To create the pigment the material would be ground on a stone palette and mixed with water to create a paste It would then be applied to the rock using a brush or fingers 1916 http //www nma gov au/collections-search/display app tlf irn 11802 National Museum of Australia Institution National Museum of Australia Creator Herbert Basedow photo PD-Australia Photographs by Herbert Basedow Photographs in the National Museum of Australia Australian Aboriginal culture Pictographs in Australia Rock paintings |