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Ancient Art - Takiroa
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Uploaded: 03/30/07 11:16 AM GMT
Ancient Art - Takiroa
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This is the follow up to my post of yesterday,Takiroa . I was disappointed in most of the shots I did - the caves are shallow and the sun was shining in, so I have chosen the best of each type, ochre and charcoal. It is amazing how the colour is still so strong, as they are exposed to the elements. The only barrier is a wide metal grating that has been put over the entrance in recent years to prevent people from adding their own 'art'.The red ochre drawing depicts Taniwha In Maori mythology, Taniwha are beings that live in deep pools in rivers, dark caves, or in the sea. Traditional Maori often used red to show a tapu (sacred) nature. . . .Panasonic DMC-FZ7. . Thank you for taking a look. I appreciate your views and opinions.
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This is fascinating, nice post and presentation, hope I get to vote on it☺ - Yay I did☺
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Why not go out on a limb, that is where the fruit is....
Frank Scully
Well done and I loved the bit of history in addition.
You are relly getting me hooked on studying New Zealand, I must say!
kat
You are relly getting me hooked on studying New Zealand, I must say!
kat
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kat
very impressive and a beautiful history and you have captured it very well:))
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laughter is the best medicine.
The interesting part is not the artistic quality of the drawings but as you say, the fact that the colour is till strong after so many centuries. Great Lyn, do some more (re)searching for us! :)
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All that glitters is not gold.
I appreciate the pics...thanks! Also enjoyed the explanation.
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"The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne,
Thassay so hard, so sharp the conquering..."
Chaucer
ancient wallpaper, huh? someone rude could say it looks like some scribbling, but the fact it's about 1000 years old makes it very interesting.
anyway, great captures Eve, you did really well under these circumstances :o)
anyway, great captures Eve, you did really well under these circumstances :o)
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If you have some minutes why don't you come visiting my gallery ?
Boy those are really nice Eve, great job my dear. I luv that kind of stuff.
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Always remember - Follow the Yellow Brick Road, it will lead you to the Emerald City and OZ A very nice place to repose. Trust me on this one, I live there ............The Lion...................... MY GALLERY - The Magical Mystery Tour
Great shots, and what history it's wonderful to think how long those drawings have been there. :)
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Lyn, Thank you very much for those very interesting images and story about the Maori culture. You've captured the images, under these bad conditions, very wel! Regards, Cornelius
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Verbeter de wereld, begin bij jezelf (improve the world, start with yourself).
fantastic presentation Lyn! and very interesting images! Incredible that they have been there for such a long time!
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"Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity."
...live well ...love much ...laugh often ..... mygallery
Yes those are conditions to shoot under... i would be interesting to know how they know it is so old, did they find any pottery on the spot or animal cooking remains ? Otherwise it could have been drawn like yesterday !
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Very nice. Interesting narrative. Too bad people have to include their own art where ever they go.
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I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is.
Albert Camus
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My Gallery
I love cave paintings. Excellent presentation. Thanks for sharing!
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Great way of presenting this, Eve. It's a very interesting culture and I'm so glad you are sharing all of this information with us. I love learning about how other people have lived and thrived and survived !!
♥PJ♥
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"...you can't always get what you want..." The Rolling Stones
You make such wonderful choices in your framings and presentations like the choice of red to emphasize what you said about the use of red in the drawings and the composition and the use of that particular font. It is more than amazing that these drawings have lasted that many centuries. Thank you for the background on them also. I love these posts where I am drawn to find out everything about the image and it is provided in such a wonderful way.
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You will be led to the knowledge of the internal things which are invisible to you, by the external things which you see before you. . . . Even so then, we can represent to ourselves in thought the Author of all that is, by contemplating and admiring the (visible) things which He has made, and ever brings into being.
- Hermes
Fantastic Lyn. Superb presentation, framing and I really like that you put the link to it. Very interesting history. Superb job.
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It's fascinating to see these and know how old they are. You've done an excellent job presenting them here. Thank you for sharing this with us as most of us will never get there ourselves.
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All of earth is crammed with heaven And every bush aflame with God But only those who see take off their shoes. - Elizabeth Barrett Browning<p>
mygallery
Excellent presentation and description, Eve. Sorry to be so frightfully late with comments. No need for you to respond.
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Very interesting piece here gal, I really like the boat!! Nice narrative too!!