The Moving Stones Wand, 2021
Hazel, gold shellac, red ink, black Indian ink.
Custom made back sheath box.
Custom made back sheath box.
length 66 cm
length 26 in
length 26 in
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A hazel wand embellished with gold and shellac. ‘The Moving Stone Wand’ is inspired by the story of Walcollienassa, a blue-eyed cockatoo from the Aboriginal Eora Nation. One day the...
A hazel wand embellished with gold and shellac.
‘The Moving Stone Wand’ is inspired by the story of Walcollienassa, a blue-eyed cockatoo from the Aboriginal Eora Nation.
One day the mischievous bird made a bet with a boy that she was as smart as he was and could prove it. Walcollienassa made a plan with the other birds, but the boy cheated and asked his little brother to hide in the bushes so that he could hear them and report back on their ruse. The brothers laid stones on the path so that the little brother could find his way back to his big brother.
A Kookaburra saw this, so, whilst the little brother was running to tell tales and ruin the trick the birds moved the marker stones in the path, so the little brother got lost. The little brothers mother heard the Kookaburra laugh and asked what had happened. The Kookaburra explained the boy’s cunning and the mother became angry and said ‘you should not have cheated the birds’ and sobbed for the fact that he was lost.
Gawarrgay, the creator sky spirit Emu, took pity on the mother, plucked a magic stick from another land, and threw it down to the path making the stones move back to their original positions. The little boy could now find his way back home. The Emu told the birds that if the boys cheated again they could use magic to move the stones back so that once again they would lose their way.
The handle of ‘The Moving Stone Wand’ resembles Emu skin and is tipped with gold. The main portion of the wand is red with black and gold embellishments.
‘The Moving Stone Wand’ is inspired by the story of Walcollienassa, a blue-eyed cockatoo from the Aboriginal Eora Nation.
One day the mischievous bird made a bet with a boy that she was as smart as he was and could prove it. Walcollienassa made a plan with the other birds, but the boy cheated and asked his little brother to hide in the bushes so that he could hear them and report back on their ruse. The brothers laid stones on the path so that the little brother could find his way back to his big brother.
A Kookaburra saw this, so, whilst the little brother was running to tell tales and ruin the trick the birds moved the marker stones in the path, so the little brother got lost. The little brothers mother heard the Kookaburra laugh and asked what had happened. The Kookaburra explained the boy’s cunning and the mother became angry and said ‘you should not have cheated the birds’ and sobbed for the fact that he was lost.
Gawarrgay, the creator sky spirit Emu, took pity on the mother, plucked a magic stick from another land, and threw it down to the path making the stones move back to their original positions. The little boy could now find his way back home. The Emu told the birds that if the boys cheated again they could use magic to move the stones back so that once again they would lose their way.
The handle of ‘The Moving Stone Wand’ resembles Emu skin and is tipped with gold. The main portion of the wand is red with black and gold embellishments.