Arnhemland
Northern Territory, Australia,........ Aboriginal lands
back of beyond ...beyond the black stump....out in woop woop ....lost in the never never...
always wanted to go there ...the land that time forgot .....
not easy
need permits and excellent guides
in the dreaming...
stories...
stories....
laws for how to live
menu......dedicating images to spirits of animals killed and eaten
handprints ...."danger ...dont go there"
mimi spirits ...
ancestors bones
white fella ..always hands in pockets .....havent seen that before
strange those white fellas
a poem
"these days, ....my days ....easy ...you break law ... you get spear in the leg
and 5 years banish from community ...
easy
old times
my ancestors time ...
6 feet under ...
eaten by ants ...
these days,..... my days .... more easy .....you break law...
spear in the leg ...
you understand ..?"
7 comments:
I have always wanted to go there too...daydreaming now :)
WOW! Speechless...
Stunning!
beautiful!
*joining the day-dreaming*
wonderful! One of my dreams to see this rock art one day. I am familiar with the prehistoric African (Saharan) rock art, the Australian one is so different, and yet so similar. thanks so much for sharing!
Wow amazing, magical...
wow, I love it, Frances! I feel so grateful to have seen a teenyweeny bit of this land & loved it! :)
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