aboriginal mimi sculptures
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Aboriginal Mimi SculpturesTRANSCRIPT
Aboriginal Mimi Sculptures
What are Mimi’s?
• Folklore of Arnhem Land, Northern Australia• Shy, benevolent spirits• Tall and spindly• Very delicate• They only come out when the weather is safe
because they are so delicate
Mabuyu Mimi Painting at Ubirr Rock
• Symbols:– Spear in his right
hand – Dillybag for collecting
food (over right shoulder)
– Two barbed spears in his left hand
– Goosewing fan for fanning a fire (in left hand)
Mimis
Chalk Sculpture
Chalk Sculpture
Chalk Sculpture
Chalk Sculpture
Chalk Sculpture
METICULOUS CRAYON CARVINGS BY HOANG TRAN
METICULOUS CRAYON CARVINGS BY HOANG TRAN
METICULOUS CRAYON CARVINGS BY HOANG TRAN
METICULOUS CRAYON CARVINGS BY HOANG TRAN
METICULOUS CRAYON CARVINGS BY HOANG TRAN
METICULOUS CRAYON CARVINGS BY HOANG TRAN
METICULOUS CRAYON CARVINGS BY HOANG TRAN
METICULOUS CRAYON CARVINGS BY HOANG TRAN
METICULOUS CRAYON CARVINGS BY HOANG TRAN
METICULOUS CRAYON CARVINGS BY HOANG TRAN
METICULOUS CRAYON CARVINGS BY HOANG TRAN
METICULOUS CRAYON CARVINGS BY HOANG TRAN
Student Example (8th Grade)
My Example
Assignment• You are going to carve your own personal mimi out of a crayon.– Think about what a creature that hides from people might
look like– Make sketches of what you want the face to look like
• Think about what symbols you might like to include to tell the viewer who your mimi is.
• Mimis often were portrayed as skeletons, so you need to incorporate bone structure. The bones can be geometric and design-like.