Aboriginal Art

The first night we were in Port Douglas we walked around the quaint little town and visited some shops. The most interesting one we saw was a shop that carried all kinds of Aboriginal Art. The things here were so beautiful, and have become quite sought after so they consequently are quite expensive.

Everything in this shop/gallery was hand carved and/or hand painted. The patterns and colors are just beautiful.



We learned here there is one kind of boomerang for decoration, and another type for used for hunting. The proprietor of the shop told us if the boomerang comes back to you it's not considered a good throw, as it should have hit the animal you were after while hunting and stayed right there.



Several people in our party gave a go at trying to make music with the beautiful Didgeridoo, but with little luck. This is a much more difficult instrument to play then it first appears. The girl running the shop played it for us, and the sound it made was beautiful and haunting.

The colors and shapes, the beautiful patterns were amazing...some appearing very primitive, but on closer examination the work seemed very complex. Absolutely gorgeous.

Just some of the man-made wonders we have seen so far!