The artwork represents the cultural flow or creek line with carvings of native fish (flat headed gudgeon and blackfish) that were once present in Brownhill Creek, and the Kaurna camp sites along the river.
Kaurna sculpture
Artist: Aboriginal artist Allan Sumner and his ACA Studio team have created a Kaurna sculptural artwork and traditional shield
Location: Brownhill Creek (Willawilla) near the Mitcham Memorial Library in Hawthorn
Installed: August 2021
Allan is a Ngarrindjeri, Kaurna and Yankunytjatjara man. His work represents the cultural flow or creek line with carvings of native fish (flat headed gudgeon and blackfish) that were once present in Brownhill Creek, and the Kaurna camp sites along the river. The word 'tikapirrinthi’ is engraved on the log, meaning ‘to sit’ or ‘invite to sit’.
Traditional Kaurna Shield From the bark carved from the River Red Gum at Soldier's Memorial Gardens, Hawthorn, Allan Sumner created a traditional Kaurna shield, or Murlpaka, for the people of City of Mitcham.
The works were launched as part of NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) Week, celebrating the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
City of Mitcham proudly supports NAIDOC Week and is committed to achieving reconciliation through the development of a Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan.
