South Australian Museum - North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000

The Big Canvas — Painting Cockatoo Creek

At Cockatoo Creek in 1931, anthropologists from this Museum and the University of Adelaide met Warlpiri and Anmatyerre people for the first time.

This painting commemorates that meeting.

Users of the Cockatoo Creek website should be aware that in some Aboriginal communities, seeing the names and photographs of dead people may cause sadness and distress, particularly to relatives of those people.

Before using the site in such communities, readers should establish what the wishes of senior community members and take their advice on procedures and safeguards to be adopted.

To learn more, visit The Big Canvas