Friday, September 16, 2011

Humpy recreation

Another garden item that I constructed recently is a "humpy".   This word is used to describe the Aboriginal dwellings in the bush and does have some negative connations. This is not my intention. I have a lot of respect for the Aboriginal people -  their land use, their art and culture and social structures.  A highlight for me a few months ago was to visit the Kimberley region to see the Bradshaw figures and Wandjina  rock art.
Construction was simply to use a sheet of concrete reinforcing steel bent into an arch to make the frame and then palm fronds, sticks, branches etc applied.

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