Dr No
[Moderator Omega - Wristscan]
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Of all the artifacts you've brought to our attention . . .
. . . these are not readily comprehensible (if that's the right term). All the others exhibit an aesthetic I can understand; these are truly primitive and mysterious.
I take it they're invested with a sort of holiness, like vestments?
Art
Australian Aboriginal artifacts 8 – Mornington Island ceremonial headdress
This is a traditional conical ceremonial headdress used by the Lardil people on Mornington Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is made from paperbark and human hairstring and decorated with natural red and white ochres and topped with emu feathers. Feat...
Of all the artifacts you've brought to our attention . . .
. . . these are not readily comprehensible (if that's the right term). All the others exhibit an aesthetic I can understand; these are truly primitive and mysterious. I take it they're invested with a sort of holiness, like vestments? Art
This is definitely from the spiritual side ...
... and consequently difficult for those of us on the outside to fully comprehend. The aboriginal people were very connected, for good reason, with their land and the environment. There were various elaborate ceremonies involving body decoration and sacre...
