Papunya Tula

 Papunya is the place where all the nomads from the inhospitable western desert of Australia were resettled. In the 1950s the British wanted to try out their atomic bomb in the western desert, they didn't want to drop it on somebody's head, so when it was discovered that some people lived there, they were restettled. In Papunya it was discovered that these people were born artists. So far their medium was coloured sands with which the earth was prepared for a corroboree, but in 1970s some of them started painting on boards and canvasses. They formed a school which was called Papunya Tula. They became so popular that in time they sold their work for thousands of dollars. Which meant prosperity for the tribe, because any money was divided among relatives.

Of course this could happen because at the time in Europe abstract paintings were considered art. A mere 100 years earlier none of those natives would be considered an artist. 

If anyone wants to lean more on the subject, I published a book about it:

School of Hermannsburg

 A mission of Hermannsburg lies in the middle of Australia. An inhospitable place, but at the same time very pretty. Which is why when a painter Rex Butterbee arrived there, he painted landscapes. He even had an exhibition in the very Hermannsburg where he painted. The Aborigines who lived in the mission could see it. One of the Aborigines showed more than a passing interest. In fact he asked Rex Batterbee whether he could teach him how to paint similar landscapes. Butterbee agreed and it turned out that his disciple, Albert Namatjira, became more famous than the teacher (though I guess this was probably because Alber Namatjira was an Aborigine, unlike Rex Butterbee). He became famous, so his pictures became sought after, so he earned quite a few bob. So he taught his children how to paint similar landscapes, thus School of Hermannsburg was formed.

If anyone wants to lean more on the subject, I published a book about it:

Shimenawa

Another sign in Japanese Shinto shrines that something may be holy is shimenawa, a rope of rice straw, often tapered. Also sacred trees are marked with straw rope.