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Mitchell Augustus Walker (aka "Didjetellus")
~~~Janet Murphy Photography ©2010~~
The Mosman Art Gallery is staging its biggest exhibition project to date, Bungaree: the First Australian. This is an exhibition of commissioned artworks by sixteen emerging and established contemporary NSW Aboriginal artists who have created new works to acknowledge and critically re-interpret the story of Bungaree. His story presents a rich and layered history of one man’s remarkable exploits and ability to navigate calamitous times to become a highly respected leader, and bridge between Aboriginal and white cultures.
With this exhibition in mind, the Friends of the Mosman Art Gallery headed north toward Broken Bay, following in the footsteps of Bungaree.
mosmanartgallery.org.au/blog/on-the-bungaree-trail-with-t...
As part of the pre-show for the air-race, a group of aboriginal dancers were doing their thing to the sounds of the didgeridoo... it was very popular with the crowd!
This was the didgeridoo player that charmed CR Doodle. When he began to play to CR, he looked in his eyes; Casey stopped wiggling and pulling and jumping at passing dogs, the crowd around him disolved, and he sat motionless, mesmerized, through the entire song. I'd never seen him so enchanted. When the player stopped the spell was broken. CR's tail wagged with great joy, the player held his circular didgeridoo over his heart and bowed to CR with great formality. I said something about how beautiful the didgeridoo was (all gleaming smooth and inlaid), and without smiling or hesitation, the player offered to trade it for CR. I said no, and he said he's traveling to faraway lands, but will be back for the Rainbow Family gathering, if I should change my mind.