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Australian Aborigine spiritually, with Christianity. The Aboriginal attitude was often to incorporate Christianity by blending it with their existing beliefs. Cultural Crucifix celebrates that endeavour. The wedged rock form symbolises the crucifixion at Calvary and the blue sky symbolises the cross. The bark painting is symbolic of 'INRI', whilst the three figures draw attention to the three men crucified on that day. On the left side of the cross upright is a sharp rock symbolising the soldier's spear thrust into Christ's side and the aboriginal hand symbolises the hand of Mary Magdalene touching the wound. This biblical event was always under the watchful eye of the Omnipotence. God is symbolised by the face in the rockform in the lower right part of the cross. The gold border is symbolical of the Aboriginal spiritual world as well as Heaven. The fish are representative of both Aboriginal culture and Christianity.
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