Introduction of the letter S

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 Introduction of the letter S.

The S shape reminds me of a snake.

This is a very dangerous snake in Australia, which is a continent with many kinds of snakes. This one is the Taipan. It's bite is lethal if you are not fast enough to have the wound treated. Actually it is a very shy snake. In the breeding season however it can be very aggressive.

It is no wonder that the indigenous people of Australia believed that the snake

is a sacred creature. 

The Rainbow Serpent or Rainbow Snake is a common deity, often a creator god, in the mythology and a common motif in the art of Aboriginal Australia.

Painted by Sakshi Anmatyerre

Painted by Sakshi Anmatyerre

Painted by Sakshi Anmatyerre

Painted by Sakshi Anmatyerre

Painted by Sakshi Anmatyerre

In Cooktown near  the Endeavour River we find a beautiful work of art created by the local people of Cooktown and the Aboriginal compound Hopevale. It's called the Milbi Wall, which means Wall of Stories.

It has the shape of a snake and consists of three parts representing :

1  The dreamtime.

2 The first encounter of people from other continents, like Captain Cook from Europe and lateron Chinese golddiggers.

3 The present

On this wall the artists have depicted the Aboriginal legends, tales and historical events.

From the Milbi Wall Story:


To acknowledge the significance of the first known European contact with the Aboriginal people of the area, Cook Shire Council decided, as a reconciliation project, to have a Memorial to tell from an Aboriginal point of view.

 

Cook Shire Council invited local Aboriginal people to tell their story in ceramic tiles and build a Story (Milbi) Wall right at the spot where, in 1770, Captain James Cook and his crew first set foot.
Milbi is the Guugu Yimithirr (local Aboriginal language) word for story.

The Milbi Wall was developed by a group of local Aboriginal artists and storytellers, with assistance from a well-known potter and the Gungarde Aboriginal Corporation.
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