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A small part of the Wurdi Youang stone arrangement. Aboriginal stone arrangements are a form of rock art constructed by Aboriginal Australians.Typically, they consist of stones, each of which may be about 30 centimetres (12 in) in size, laid out in a pattern extending over several metres or tens of metres.
Aboriginal sacred site The Lake Bolac stone arrangement , also known as the Kuyang stone arrangement , is an Aboriginal ceremonial site near the town of Lake Bolac in the Western District , north-east of Hamilton, Victoria , Australia. [ 1 ]
It was closed before mid-2019, due to an investigation by the Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority (AAPA) into Parks Australia under the Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act 1989 (NT). The traditional owners allege that, in the process of upgrading the track, Parks Australia may have damaged a sacred site near the track. [ 71 ]
A tjurunga, also spelt churinga and tjuringa, is an object considered to be of religious significance by Central Australian Aboriginal people of the Arrernte (Aranda, Arunta) groups. The word derives from the Arrernte word Tywerenge which means sacred or precious. Tjurunga often had a wide and indeterminate native significance.
This is consistent with historical records showing that Aboriginal people travelled in praus to the Celebes, [33] [34] a trip that was made by Munggurrawuy's father. [35] The custodians told Macknight and Gray that Wurrwurrwuy was a legacy from the past with no sacred associations. [36]
In 1982, almost the entire reserve was registered as a sacred site by the Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority. [ 3 ] Ownership of Karlu Karlu/Devils Marbles was officially passed from the Parks and Wildlife Service of the Northern Territory back to the traditional owners at a ceremony held on the reserve in October 2008.
Stone artefacts include cutting tools and grinding stones to hunt and make food. Coolamons and carriers such as dillybags, allowed Aboriginal peoples to carry water, food and cradle babies. Message sticks were used for communication, and ornamental artefacts for decorative and ceremonial purposes. Aboriginal children’s toys were used to both ...
The Carisbrook stone arrangement is a well-preserved Aboriginal stone arrangement in Victoria, Australia.It measures 60 by 5 metres (197 by 16 ft) and is one of only four stone arrangements in the state and the only one of a boomerang design.