"The Origin of 100 Metres"
  

 

 

THE STORY

Amongst the Australian Animals way back in Dreamtime, the fastest was the Emu.

When the Aboriginals decided to have competitive Sports they tried to copy the Emu as much as possible for the fastest race, their 100 yards, later turned into the 100 metre race. They spent hours on end watching and studying the huge bird that couldn’t fly, to try and depict its actions.

In this picture can be seen the “U” shaped designs which represents the Aboriginals grouped watching the Emu. When they couldn’t find the Emu they waited near their nests - in the centre of the painting can be seen a huge Emu egg in one of the nests where they waited for the Emu returned.

Two of the large and very fast Emus can be seen at either side of the painting, with actual feathers plucked from the Emu at the campsite after they were caught in the centre of the circles.

In the remainder of the painting the Artist “Wingla Dada” shows the various habitats of hills, rivers, creeks and mountains where the Emu lived and roamed.   

 

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