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New (soft of) pond pics
Nice going, Zzzzk!
I liked reading about it.... good for the brain to streeeetch it from time to time. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "zookeeper" wrote in message ... Anne Lurie wrote: Looks nice! What is an Inuitsuk, anyway? A sort of rock cairn denoting the purpose or spirit of a particular place? I know, I know!!! waving hand rapidly in the air -- VBG ... and the only reason I know is I wanted to ask this question, but at 12:30 am last night I decided to Google it instead. I first ran into a brick wall using the name Inuitsuk, but did a search for Inuit and stone pile, and found the name Inuksuk. Here is a simplistic definition from a "Creative Kids" website: "An inuksuk is a pile of stones arranged in the likeness of a human being. The Inuit People of the Artic used them for marking trails, indicating caches of food, nearby people, or helping in hunting large herds of caribou. "Every inuksuk is as unique as a finger print because it is built from the stones at hand. Inuksuk can be small or large; a single rock put in place; several rocks balanced on top of each other; boulders placed in a pile; or flat stones stacked." And this definition is from an Artic Inuit art web site: "Inuksuit are among the most important objects created by the Inuit who were the first people to inhabit portions of Alaska, Arctic Canada, and Greenland. The term Inuksuk (the singular of Inuksuit) means 'to act in the capacity of a human.' It is an extension of Inuk, meaning 'a human being. "These stone figures were placed on the temporal and spiritual landscapes." Quite primitive and beautiful! Sounds like a great addition to my future rock garden! -- Zk (sig compliments of BV) 3500gal pond, 13 pond piggies Oregon, USDA Zone 7 |
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