Description
AN AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL MYTH ABOUT HOW THE WARATAH WAS BORN, WHO BECAME A SYMBOL OF ETERNAL LOVE
The young warrior Bahmai left for its first war expedition. Krubi kept his gaze fixed on him with great intensity until he disappeared among the trees far into the valley. She loved him, and her body was burning with desire and tenderness. Krubi settled into a comfortable position while awaiting the return of the expedition. She stood waiting under the blazing sun until the shadows lengthened and a small procession of dark figures emerged from the bush. Bahmai was not among them. She collapsed to the ground and buried her face in her hands.
In the morning her people came to bring her to the camp, but she would not budge and refused the food that was offered. They came back every day but Krubi was always insensitive to their pleads. Tears flowed between her fingers and fell on stony ground, forming a thin rivulet that flowed downstream. The damp earth opened to the life, and grass and flowers bloomed along the waterway.
On the seventh day she got up, lean and straight, and slowly sank into the ground, disappearing. But the thin stream still flowed, telling and singing a song of love and desire. Then followed long days and long nights. Below ground there was a beginning of new life, the roots drew nourishment from the water course, and a tender shoot came up amongst the rocks and became a tree.
The tree was the waratah, the leaves remind us of the spear of Bahmai, whose flame red flowers are the symbol of Krubi and Bahmai’s love.
The jewels of the collection MITI are inspired by mythical characters or events.
Materials: Sterling Silver and Red Agate
