“Kamuru is more than a tree, kamuru is Barkindji”
Shields, David Doyle, 2023
“Kamuru or river red gum, was chosen as Australia’s favourite tree in 2022, but has been a favourite of the Barkindji for many more years.
For millennia kamuru has watched over generations of Barkindji and seen the ways of the old people, witnessed the white man come, witnessed the devastation of our mother Baaka. They have sheltered many of our people under their branches.
I have used my skills as a carver, as well as casting many objects in bronze. I have made these works to help you to understand the beauty and importance of kamuru (river red gum) to us as Barkindji people.”
—-ngaratya
