Thursday, 23 June 2011

THE WEDDING

STORY: This painting depicts a tribal wedding ceremony.

Left hand side: lines, circles and dots represent the bride's totems and tribal markings

Right side: lines, circles and dots represents the groom's totems and tribal markings

Snake symbol at top belongs to the woman

Snake symbol at the bottom belongs to the man

Four symbols (1 in each corner) represents 4 male elders of the tribe overseeing proceedings

Large circle at the centre represents the ceremonial ground

As with every culture, a very festive and joyous occassion 

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