| The
Adnyamathanha group were part of a society which extended to
other Aboriginal groups. These groups met occasionally and traded
ideas and gifts. When a gift was presented to a person that
person was obliged to present a gift in return. Trade was extremely
good for those who did not have the resources to produce goods
like certain types of ochre for example. The Adnyamthanha landscape
provided them with abundant resources. The Adnyamathanha people
did not |
really
need to trade out of necessity but rather they traded to build
relationships with other groups. Through trade they could acquire
goods that were different from those made in the Flinders Ranges.
Sometimes the goods were of a higher quality or simply couldn't
be made easily. Other groups would sometimes journey into the
Adnymathanha land to obtain resources. It was this way that
new ideas, songs and dances were usually introduced. |
