From what I understand and I have learned and seen ocher has been used by the ancestors of all the people in the world at some point or another in time. I’ve also found it comes in a lot of different colors not just red, yellow, and white. I’ve seen purple and brown and various shades of orange and red And yellow and white and gray. I’ve even seen bluish green colored ocher. It’s amazing stuff and depending on how old it is, it’s easier or harder to work. I have found hard nodules of a booger that are almost a purple color and I have found Clayrock ocher, which is anything from a golden yellow through brown to orange and blood red. Took some to an archaeologist and he totally dismissed it which was shocking to me. So then I took it and put it in the fire to change it chemically and it got a darker red, then I took it back to the archaeologist and he said it was over lol I found an old grinding stone that was used by someone along time ago. You can see the where on it. I took another river cobble and now I’m using those to grind the ocher when I find it. I’m experimenting with different kinds of stones and shapes and textures to see which ones work best and make the best powder. One thing I found out for sure is it definitely will stain whatever it touches so you got a wash your hands a couple of times when you’re done making it, but it feels amazing like I’m connecting to my ancestors when I am grinding it on the stones in south eastern United States. Thanks for sharing on your channel.
Yenbena Marrinbidja Thank you very much. I am in Nth Qld and want to learn more of the traditional owners skills. Your video on grass tree resin was great as I was able to collect some last week. Will be making resin glue with charcoal and roo poo soon. 👍👍
U Tooth would love to hear how it goes!!!! School holidays for me soon so I plan to make the videos I promised everyone. Just hard working full time and have 6 kids aye. Lol
