BONUS INDIGENOUS GLOSSY BLACK COCKATOO ART WALLPAPERS FROM BEAU PENNEFATHER-MOTLOP
The glossy black cockatoo features heavily in Indigenous songlines, Dreaming stories and is a vital part of many language groups’ Traditional Ecological Knowledge. In addition to the incredible glossy black cockatoo art Gumbaynggirr, Bundjalung and Kalkadoon artist Fileisha Laurie has created, Jirrbal, Wagedoegam, Ngapuhi & Scottish artist Beau Pennefather-Motlop has gifted WWF-Australia these unique artistic depictions of this beloved species to share with you.
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Artist's Statement from Beau Pennefather-Motlop
"The cities are getting too close to where our wildlife lives, which is not healthy or beneficial for them at all. From a First Nations perspective, we are supposed to take care of the animals and their environments. If an animal is your Tribe's/clan's Totem, it becomes your responsibility to ensure the animal or plant has a safe place to live and flourish. To make sure it's not over-hunted and/or treated badly. It is your mob's job to take care of your Totem. Unfortunately colonisation ended a lot of that way of thinking.". - Jirrbal, Wagedoegam, Ngapuhi & Scottish artist Beau Pennefather-Motlop.
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Glossy black cockatoos are cheeky birds who love to make noise. They rely on big, old eucalypt trees to build their nests in. Sadly, their habitat is being cleared at a terrifying rate. You can help plant and protect the trees that our precious glossies depend on for food and shelter.