Antonio Zeno Shindler, American
Aboriginal Australian, Going As Happy Gilmore For Halloween This Year, ca. 1893
Oil on canvas
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/// Aboriginal Australian Man,
representing his Mob and his Clan,
carved a tool out of wood
and he thought it was good,
but it’s crafted without any plan.
/// Is it used to launch spears that he threw?
Shovel? Club? Paddle for a canoe?
Many tools seem combined,
and it’s hollow you’ll find,
‘cause it’s also a didgeridoo.
/// Carving odd tools has brought Daku flak.
Rivals carped he does not have the knack.
And he did feel a pang
when his best boomerang
he threw far, but it didn’t come back.
/// He’d invented tools all of his life,
often causing confusion and strife.
Picking discarded trash up
he’s here crafted a mash-up
aboriginal “Swiss Army knife.”