Bahloo The Moon God Puzzle 12 pc
BOUT BAHLOO THE MOON GOD
In the Dreamtime . . . Baiame had made the hills, valleys, streams and rivers. The bare plains that extended over the horizon paid tribute to Bahloo the Moon God, who serenely sailed across the night sky. In Bahloo’s journey he would bring changes to the weather. He brought winter, summer, autumn and spring to his people. When happy, he would bring good weather for all his tribal people across the land. But if he was angered he would bring bushfires, droughts and monsoons. One day Bahloo became very ill. He summoned two elders to his cave. They followed the footprints to the cave and Bahloo was there. They could not see him, but they could hear his voice. He told the elders of the ‘seasons’ and the signs to look for as seasons change. First there will be summer. It will be hot during this time, which will bring monsoons and floods. This time of the year will be called the ‘wet season’. After this comes autumn, a time where the leaves fall to the ground. Birds lose feathers, the grass stops growing and things that are green will turn brown. Then comes winter, which is the time of cold. During the cold times the gods flee to warmer places and there is less rain coming from their battles in the sky. It is a time to seek shelter for your people, as the animals also seeks escape from the cold. Look for the red sky in this season, for it forewarns of great cold. The end of the cold means the coming of spring, where life returns from its slumber and everything is beautiful again. The birds will sing and dance and give birth to their young. Spring is the season that the flowers blossum in vibrant colour.
MURRI ART – VISIONS OF THE TROPIC DREAMTIME
Made in Australia
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Gathering Seafood Puzzle 12 pc
This a Dreamtime puzzle….The Dreamtime is a complete legal, social, and religious system of beliefs. The name is the literal description of its creed. There is a fusion between the dream and the time. Every moment of the past, present and future are as of a ‘dream’ in our minds. The Dreamtime evolved over 100,000 years. It is a window into the heart and soul of the ‘Australian experience’. As humanity struggles to find harmony with nature, it is a bridge between the two forces of progress, technology society and traditional society.
Artist: Robert Campbell (1994-1993) Ngaku Tribe NSW
Australian made
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Green Sea Turtle Puzzle
Green Sea Turtle Puzzle
Puzzles allow children to learn that a whole is made of parts, they help to
develop hand-eye co-ordination and fine motor skills.
Builds visual-perceptual skills
Develops attention, concentration and thinking skills such as recognizing, remembering, matching, sorting and problem solving.
Assists language skills as the child listens and follows instructions and talks about what they are doing.
Size A4
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Hunter & Tucker 15 PC Puzzle
This artwork is not just a vibrant illustration of one of the unique Aboriginal contributions to Australian culture, but a celebration of life in Australia. The strong yellow ochres symbolise our sun-drenched land. Robert’s unique portrayal of the sun feeding energy, or life force, into all creatures reflect the strong character of the Australian Wildlife. From the life-force grows the spirit of the Creation Ancestors inside all living things. Robert portrays our Ancestors as like ‘bow-ties’ inside the people and animals living ‘the Dreaming’. On the right hand side of the artwork is the human world, the left hand side represents our natural world. Robert portrays traditional aboriginal life, with the woman and baby on the bottom right, with all the digging tools she would take with her on her daily forage for food, or ‘tucker’. Above this is the male aboriginal with all the tools he takes with him on his daily hunt for meat. He is the ‘hunter’. Together the woman and man become representative of the
‘Hunter & Tucker’. On the left hand side of the artwork Robert captures all the chief animals created by the Ancestors in their roaming of the world. The kangaroo, (warrior Dreaming), the emu, goanna, rainbow serpent, cat fish, turtle, koala, crab, platypus, shellfish, witchety-grub, sea worm and eel.
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Indigenous Flag Puzzle 12 pc
Puzzles allow children to learn that a whole is made of parts, they help to
develop hand-eye co-ordination and fine motor skills.
Builds visual-perceptual skills
Develops attention, concentration and thinking skills such as recognizing, remembering, matching, sorting and problem solving.
Assists language skills as the child listens and follows instructions and talks about what they are doing
Wooden tray puzzle, featuring Aboriginal artwork.
Size A4
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Kangaroo 12 pc Puzzle
Kangaroo 12 pc Puzzle
The original painting is held in private collection in Sydney, Australia. It artwork is a celebration of the “Hands Across Australia” event held in 1984. The open hand is the indigenous symbol of friendship. In Campbell’s writings, he stated that the artwork symbolised the eternal link of black & white people under the spirit of the Creation Ancestors of this land. He chose the spirit represented by the kangaroo dreaming, as it was a symbol of unity for all Australians.
The kangaroo is Australia’s national animal. With over 500 various sub-species, they cover all corners of Australia. They are great survivors, able to cover massive distances and are both a placid and yet dominant animal. As a herbivore they eat only plant life. The hands are the symbol of friendship and unity. It is vision of the brave, enduring Australian spirit!
Artist: Robert Campbell JR
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NorthernTerritory Girl 12 pc Puzzle
Painted by Belinda Williams, born in Moree NSW. She has spent many years travelling to every corner of outback Australia. Along the way she has painted many she has come across, and none have been more insightful than when she painted a young girl whilst in the town of Yirrkala in Arnhem Land. She is a young member of the Yolgnu Nation, which covers an area of over 500.000 hectares across the tropical north of Australia. Belinda met the young girl on the main street of the town and she agreed to be painted. This is the result!
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Our Country Puzzle 12 pc
Our Country Puzzle 12 pc
Puzzles allow children to learn that a whole is made of parts, they help to
develop hand-eye co-ordination and fine motor skills.
Builds visual-perceptual skills
Develops attention, concentration and thinking skills such as recognizing, remembering, matching, sorting and problem solving.
Assists language skills as the child listens and follows instructions and talks about what they are doing
Wooden tray puzzle, featuring Aboriginal artwork.
Size A4
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Platypus 12 pc Puzzle
Platypus 12 pc Puzzle
Platypus puzzle has a Dreamtime story printed on the back of the tray. It is the story of Gayi Dari The Platypus Dreaming. The storyteller is Michael Connolly ( Dreamtime Kullilla )
The artist is Robert Campbell Jr
A great addition to your childcare resources.
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Two Cultures Puzzle
Two Cultures Puzzle
Puzzles allow children to learn that a whole is made of parts, they help to develop hand-eye co-ordination and fine motor skills. Builds visual-perceptual skills Develops attention, concentration and thinking skills such as recognizing, remembering, matching, sorting and problem solving. Assists language skills as the child listens and follows instructions and talks about what they are doing
Wooden tray puzzle, featuring Aboriginal artwork.
Size A4
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