| The Indalo rainbow warrior symbol is used as a | | | | Harbour as it was preparing to set sail for French |
| good luck charm or talisman. It originates from | | | | Polynesia in order to protest against nuclear |
| paintings that were found on the walls of ancient | | | | testing at the Mururoa Atoll. A new vessel, |
| Neolithic caves in Almeria, southern Spain, in the | | | | Rainbow Warrior 3, is being built by the Fassmer |
| middle of the last Century and which date back | | | | shipbuilding company in Bremen, Germany in time |
| over 4,500 years. It is the figure of a man holding | | | | for Greenpeace's 40th anniversary in 2011. It will |
| a rainbow in outstretched arms - not dissimilar to | | | | be the first purpose-built ship to enter the |
| other such paintings found around the world, | | | | Greenpeace fleet. |
| which are also referred to as rainbow warriors - | | | | Indalo art utilises the so-called lucky Indalo symbol |
| and especially in the prophecies of the native | | | | or shape to craft charmstones and natural pebble |
| American Indian tribes such as the Sioux, the Hopi | | | | jewelry and necklaces based on the Indalo |
| and the Cree, who predict that "Warriors of the | | | | rainbow warrior symbol. The Indalo caves - where |
| Rainbow" will save the world from environmental | | | | the Indalo symbol was first discovered in Almeria, |
| destruction. | | | | Andalucia, were declared a National Historical |
| It is from here that environmental campaign | | | | Monument in 1924 - and are now a site of |
| group Greenpeace coined the name for their | | | | UNESCO World Heritage. Natural pebble jewelry |
| environmental protection vessel Rainbow Warrior - | | | | with this eco-friendly and campaigning symbol |
| the first one of the name was sunk by the | | | | appeals especially to people who are interested in |
| French Secret Services in 1985 in Auckland | | | | holistic and ethical lifestyles. |