Walga Rock

Herausgegeben:Surhone, Lambert M.; Tennoe, Mariam T.; Henssonow, Susan F.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Walga Rock is the second largest monolith in Australia. Located at 27°24 S 117°27 E / 27.4°S 117.45°E / -27.4; 117.45Coordinates: 27°24 S 117°27 E / 27.4°S 117.45°E / -27.4; 117.45,[1] about 50 kilometres south-west of Cue, Western Australia, it contains a cave with extensive indigenous art galleries, most notably (from a European perspective) a painting of a sailing ship. There has been a great deal of speculation about this painting, especially considering it is located 325 kilometres from the coast. While it was has been argued that it was drawn by survivors of the Dutch East India ships Batavia (ship) or Zuytdorp; or that it represents a contact painting by indigenous Australians who saw a ship on the coast and then moved inland, research shows it is far more likely to be the colonial steamship Xantho. It appears to have been produced by Sammy ''Malay'', also known as Sammy Hassan, one of the many pearl divers who were transported to NW Australia in the early 1870s.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Betascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9786131344152
• ISBN-10: 6131344159
• Artikelnr.: 30036540