Colorful Aboriginal Art is a photograph by Kaye Menner which was uploaded on May 31st, 2013.
Colorful Aboriginal Art
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by Kaye Menner
Title
Colorful Aboriginal Art
Artist
Kaye Menner
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Photograph - Photography
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My image is an example of some of the wonderful art produced by our indigenous Australians, the Aborigines. Their art is so colorful, detailed and magnificent and always a pleasure to view. I captured these boomerangs or pieces of art for sale, displayed neatly on cloth on the ground at Circular Quay in Sydney just a couple of weeks ago. There is always much interest by tourists and passers-by.
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Most of the time, their art serves a purpose or has a meaning. If interested, please read the following information from the site: boomerangshak.com >>:
A Boomerang is a curved throwing stick used chiefly by the Australian Aborigines for hunting.
Long before people learned how to fly they sent objects soaring through the air. The arrow dates from the Stone Age. The ancient Chinese flew kites. The early inhabitants of Australia invented the boomerang - one of the most remarkable weapons invented by primitive man. The existence of the real boomerang is restricted to the Eastern and Southern Australia. It was unknown to Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory, Tasmania, half of South Australia and the northern parts of Queensland and Western Australia.
Boomerangs are made of roughly V-shaped hard wood, with arms slightly skewed, and the angle between the arms ranging from 90deg to about 160deg. Both edges are sharpened; one surface is flat, and the other slightly convex, so the boomerang blades are carved in the shape of an airfoil.
On the language of the Turuwal tribe of the George's River (Sydney) 'boomarang' means a throwing stick that comes back.
Roughly 60% of Aboriginal people used both returning boomerangs and non-returning hunting sticks. The Central Australian peoples did not use returning boomerangs at all.
Boomerangs are also works of art, and Aboriginals often paint or carve designs on them related to legends and traditions. In addition, boomerangs continue to be used in some religious ceremonies and are clapped together, or pounded on the ground, as accompaniment to songs.
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May 31st, 2013
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Comments (18)
Kaye Menner
Thanks so much Rita for your lovely comment and congrats. Love your images also. I sent you a few fav's in appreciation.
Kaye Menner
Wow, thanks so much Michaela for your congratulations and many comments and features. I am honored. I sent you several fav's in appreciation. Sorry if I'm behind.... had to reinstall windows so am long way behind in lots :)
Michaela Perryman
Congratulations, featured in Australia in Pictures group 13th August 2022 Please see the displayed page in discussions for this week's features
Kaye Menner
Shannon, thanks for your comment :) No I didn't paint these. These were painted by Aboriginals and were for sale at Circular Quay in Sydney. Welcome to FAA by the way. I checked out your new images and left a couple of Likes & Favs in appreciation.
Kaye Menner
Thank you very much to the buyer from Tucson, AZ who purchased an i-Phone 6 Case. Hope you enjoy it :)
Kaye Menner
Thanks very much, John for viewing and for your kind comment and v/f. As you know, voted for yours and thanks for the vote on mine :)
Byron Varvarigos
Lovely composition, Kaye, and appreciate the description--these guys invented the airfoil long before the Wright Bros.! Love the rich and vivid color reflecting their joy of life! vf
John Chivers
So incredibly beautiful!! lovey colours and designs..Stunner!! V/F :) If you have any spare votes I'm entering a image of mine for the TV context and am desperate for votes to go through to the judging round many many thanks for any help on this, john.. http://fineartamerica.com/contests/national-tv-photo-contest-2.html?tab=vote&artworkid=3831153