Ceremonial  Symbols Activity Set

Ceremonial Symbols Activity Set

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This set shows 6 symbols of Australia  indigenous ceremonies. Designed by artist  Gerald McGregor. There are 6 pairs of wonderfully embroidered symbols on 12 soft cotton mini cushions. Research about the symbols and their meanings and how they are used in an ceremony. Identify each symbol and find the pair - meeting place, man sitting, woman sitting, clap sticks, didgeridoo and boomerang. Play memory game (turn them all over face down and find the matching one ). Have discussions on the First nations people  and learn about their culture. Use the symbols for children to come up with a story using the symbol cushions and put it on display with the symbol. Lots of activities to do with this set. It comes with a drawstring bag that is also embroidered with boomerang design for storage. The bag size is 25cm x 19 cm and each cushion is 8cm x 8cm. This item is hand-made with approval from Gerald McGregor in a Fair Trade organisation in India called Artisans Effort. For more information on the artisans please go to menu and look in Information on Fair Trade organisations and Artisans. Gerald McGregor was born in 1973 and is of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nationality. He is GUNNDALEEDIE  He is a very inspiring artist.