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Tupun Wultatinyeri (he/him), Ngarrindjeri/Kukabrak
Mulkani Shield #1, 2025
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
87 x 97 x 2.5 cm

As I paint and develop my practice, I often go back to the original markings and art on my peoples’ artefacts and their ceremonial paint, to find inspiration. This reflection is to ensure I am honouring that design the Kukabrak (Ngarrindjeri) marked long before me.

One striking and varying style of carving and painting found was that on the Mulkani shield. Mulkani was made of either she-oak or myrtle wood and was a battle-ready shield. Narrower than the Wakali (bark) shield, the Mulkani was still very much preferred due to being stronger.

Honouring those conventional patterns, I set out on this canvas to give my representation, as if I was sat with my ancestors, marking the Mulkani on the shores of the lakes on Country.