bunjils shelter
ancient beginnings
sacred site
Bunjil’s shelter is located on a rocky outcrop looking across a valley to the Northern Grampians/Gariwerd National Park. The story of Bunjil seen here with two Dingoes is the creation story of the Indigenous people from this land. There are other rock art sites in Gariwerd the richest collection in Victoria, they are at the foothills or higher up , Bunjil’s site is very sacred and special to Indigenous Australians because of the story told and its position looking across to the mountains. The exact age of this art and the other works is not known, probably some thousands of years is a reasonable guess. Europeans painted over part of Bunjil’s story many decades ago, today it is protected behind a metal cage.
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This is a very special place, I agree.
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Its the peacefulness around and by the shelter even on windy days.
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Thank you for sharing this sacred space with us through your haiku and image, both exuding something very special ☺
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Thanks Xenia, it truly is magical.
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Fascinating bit of ancient history. Thank you for sharing this, Denis.
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Thanks Magarisa. The oldest recorded art in the world is here in Australia in the West Australian Kimberley, possibly 50,000 years plus.
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This is really cool.
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Thanks Annette.
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that was a sad idea to paint over those paintings!
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It was cultural vandalism, often carried out by earlier English settlers as they took the land from the indigenous people.
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Vandalism indeed. I cannot understand what compel people to do that.
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They were trying to eliminate evidence of indigenous lifestyle and culture, often it involved massacre. The British occupation of Australia was an invasion and sadly I had ancestors who were involved in this.
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I look forward to seeing those in 3 weeks 😉
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