Black Cockatoo Shield

Black cockatoo is the meaning of Nowra and Nowra is where I come from. Black Cockatoo’s Story is at Cambewarra Mountain and teaches about fire, rain and belonging. The shield is a modern representation of the cultural practice of making shields for battle and protection and for gathering food. It reflects the cultural Ancestral practice of tree scarring. When I do my artwork, I feel I am connecting culturally with the land and the sea, and it gives me a sense of pride knowing that I am continuing on in my grandfather’s footsteps. Uncle Noel Wellington (Jeringa Wandi-Wandian), 2021