• Title
  Djaadjawan Dancers, women and children's Yuin culture camp, Handkerchief Beach, Narooma, 2016 / photographs by Shannon Mason
• Creator
  Shannon Mason
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  2016
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Photographs
• Reference code
  9611844
• Physical Description
  15 photographs - digital, JPEG, colour
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Shannon Mason is an Aboriginal (Yuin nation) photographer originally from Narooma on the NSW south coast and now based in Sydney.
  
  The Djaadjawan Dancers were established in Narooma in 2013 lead by Shannon’s mother - Sharon. The dance group was formed following a women’s culture camp sponsored by Katungal Aboriginal Medical Service and Wagonga Local Aboriginal Land Council. The camp brought Aboriginal women of the Yuin nation together to share cultural knowlege and workshop traditional dance. Yuin cultural camps continue to be held regularly for women and children of the NSW south coast.
  
  Reference:
  Library correspondence file
• Scope and Content
  These photographs show Djaadjawan Dancers and their activities at a Yuin women and children’s culture and dance camp held at Handkerchief Beach, Narooma, in 2016.
  
  1. Calling of the Water and Wind dance
  2. Crossing back to the mainland after women's business
  3. Dreamtime teaching
  4. Elder Vivian Mason
  5. Eldest boy showing the younger boys mother Gulaga Mountain
  6. Four strong Yuin women Vivian Mason, Sharon Mason and Mary Moore heading to women's business
  7. Keeping watch of the river bank for animals to track
  8. Men's business with the young, Yuin Nation
  9. Night gathering, keeping dance strong in practice
  10. Rising of the Moon, Knowledge of the Elders
  11. River Emu dance in practice, Mary Moore
  12. The meaning for shells around the ankles of women and children is to create a chiming sound whilst dancing
  13. Young girls out venturing, following the footprints of local seabirds
  14. Young children observing what kind of shellfish to gather
  15. Working together to help lure fish into traps
• Copying Conditions
  In copyright:
  Copyright holder:: Shannon Mason
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Shannon Mason
• Description source
  
  Titles supplied by photographer
• Subject
  Dance, Aboriginal Australian--Photographs.
  Yuin (Australian people)--Photographs.
  Dance - Female
  Dance - Children
  Culture - Relationship to place
  
• Place
  Narooma (N.S.W.)
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE20688865

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