Page 21 - AHATA

A15
LOCAL Tuesday 9 april 2019

Episode XII:

Islands Rock Art

Continued from Page 14 The official Native rock artist
was often a mystical Medi-
cine Man, herb mixer, the
Tools were sticks or probably color maker but most prob-
brushes made from the tips ably because of his power to
of agave leaves chewed or heal and communicate with
beaten to remove the pulp, the supernatural. A continua-
leaving vertical fibers for tion of the early shaman, en-
painting small solid areas, demic believe to most tribal
clear lines, and other fine de- societies, most likely survived
tails. Wider areas could be from before the migrations
painted for example with a across the Bering Street over
corn husk or cotton wrapped twenty thousand years ago.
around the finger or even the
finger itself depending on Discover an Aruba that no
the time frame which these other could share with you.
where made. Dots were ap- Our renowned indigenous
plied with the fingertips. En- and educative session has
tire hand prints could have been entertaining curious
been created using for ex- participants for decades.
ample a stenciled design by Mail us at etnianativa03@
spraying or blowing the paint gmail.com to confirm your
around the hand that has participation at our facilities,
been placed with spread close to the high rise Hotels
fingers on the surface of the area, and take this experi-
Pic. 3. Paraguaná site. rock. ence home with you.q