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Artworks
Dylan Mooney
Gulmari (brown), 2021hand-carved Yuwi shield made from ironbark tree, painted with ochre and ash from Yuwi Country55.5 x 21.5 x 4.5 cm‘Remaking shields is my way of repatriating any ancestors objects from these collections. These shields hold thousands of stories from the region’s first peoples. These shields were used for combat,...‘Remaking shields is my way of repatriating any ancestors objects from these collections. These shields hold thousands of stories from the region’s first peoples. These shields were used for combat, protection, deflecting, and weapons.’
The original shields are now scattered across thew world in museums, but Dylan’s works bring them back to the community.4of 4
