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It was my last day at Corbett tiger park in India and I decided to take a river stroll. I noticed there were plenty of smooth rocks of a wide range of sizes, which gave me an idea.
The Canadian Inuit, who reside in the far north have historically used stone structures called "inukshuks' as landmarks.
The Inuit make inuksuit in different forms for a variety of purposes: as navigation or directional aids, to mark a place of respect or memorial for a beloved person, or to indicate migration routes or places where fish can be found. Other similar stone structures were objects of veneration, signifying places of power or the abode of spirits. Although most inuksuit appear singly, sometimes they are arranged in sequences spanning great distances or are grouped to mark a specific place....
The traditional meaning of the inukshuk is "Someone was here" or "You are on the right path."
The inukshuk has since been celebrated somewhat as part of a symbol of Canada and in particular, the multiculturalism that we are proud of. I decided to make my own landmark as a statement of my Canadian presence so I constructed a stone avatar by the riverbank and baptized it with the cool river's water, which originated somewhere in the distant Himalayas.
I beamed at my Indian inukshuk and eventually departed, leaving my stony doppelganger to watch over the land of tigers.
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Disclaimer: I am not an indigenous person nor do I want to portray myself as such. I am simply a fan of inuksuit and their design. Don't hurt me Bernice
It was my last day at Corbett tiger park in India and I decided to take a river stroll. I noticed there were plenty of smooth rocks of a wide range of sizes, which gave me an idea.
The Canadian Inuit, who reside in the far north have historically used stone structures called "inukshuks' as landmarks.
The Inuit make inuksuit in different forms for a variety of purposes: as navigation or directional aids, to mark a place of respect or memorial for a beloved person, or to indicate migration routes or places where fish can be found. Other similar stone structures were objects of veneration, signifying places of power or the abode of spirits. Although most inuksuit appear singly, sometimes they are arranged in sequences spanning great distances or are grouped to mark a specific place....
The traditional meaning of the inukshuk is "Someone was here" or "You are on the right path."
The inukshuk has since been celebrated somewhat as part of a symbol of Canada and in particular, the multiculturalism that we are proud of. I decided to make my own landmark as a statement of my Canadian presence so I constructed a stone avatar by the riverbank and baptized it with the cool river's water, which originated somewhere in the distant Himalayas.
I beamed at my Indian inukshuk and eventually departed, leaving my stony doppelganger to watch over the land of tigers.
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Disclaimer: I am not an indigenous person nor do I want to portray myself as such. I am simply a fan of inuksuit and their design. Don't hurt me Bernice
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This is totally random but when I was treking through the daintree rainforest in Australia I saw group of these at secluded pool deep in the jungle. I had no idea what they were so I took a few pictures of them. When I saw your picture I had to comment.
And now I finally know what they are
And now I finally know what they are
looks like you have the stackign rights! ^^
side note: a few years ago some unemployed guy living by Lake Constance (south germany) picked up one of the stones washed smooth by the lake and feeling around for it's center weight, placed it on another, larger stone. it worked, and he picked up another one, stacked it onto the first... then another...
the fascinating thing is, even though most stones are irregularly shaped they stand rather stable onto each other, be it on the side or on edge. it takes strong winds (or violence) to topple one over, and in the following months he stacked more and more of them onto each other... and made it to TV with it. others then followed, but this guy started to travel and make a living off which he apparently has formed into some kind of art. ^^
side note: a few years ago some unemployed guy living by Lake Constance (south germany) picked up one of the stones washed smooth by the lake and feeling around for it's center weight, placed it on another, larger stone. it worked, and he picked up another one, stacked it onto the first... then another...
the fascinating thing is, even though most stones are irregularly shaped they stand rather stable onto each other, be it on the side or on edge. it takes strong winds (or violence) to topple one over, and in the following months he stacked more and more of them onto each other... and made it to TV with it. others then followed, but this guy started to travel and make a living off which he apparently has formed into some kind of art. ^^
The Inukshuk actually served only one purpose prior to contact with the Europeans- and that was a territorial boundary. After contact and things collided- well, then it started to evolve. Memorials were not common place in the Far North regions and in the cultures of the Inuit- that was only something that came about with the introduction of Christianity to the locals. The concept of "places of power" as well was brought over with European contact- as traditionally, the cultural concepts of the Inuit saw as all their landscape a mix between reality and illusion.
While today there are multiple significances to the structure, it will very form Band to Band- including some "white made" ones for tourists. XD
While today there are multiple significances to the structure, it will very form Band to Band- including some "white made" ones for tourists. XD
Please don't say "ignorant folk". I don't thin anyone in this wide world can know everything about everything. While I realize that the word "ignorant" in itself isn't negative, the connotation it has become is a negative one.. and I don't like to think people are putting themselves down for not knowing something that in all honesty- where were they to know from?
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