Gweagal
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The Gweagal are a clan of the Dharawal people of Aboriginal Australians. Their descendants are traditional custodians of the southern areas of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Artwork depicting the first contact with Captain James Cook & crew on the shores of the Kurnell Peninsula, New South Wales
Aboriginal hunting implements and weapons
The shield at the British Museum once thought to be the "Gweagal" shield
Gweagal spear formerly on display at Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, Cambridge
James Cook
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Captain James Cook was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer who led three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans between 1768 and 1779. He completed the first re
Gweagal
…sacred. Historically clay was used to line the base of their canoes so they could light fires, and also as a white body paint, (as witnessed by Captain James Cook). Colour was added to the clay using berries, which produced a brightly coloured paint that was used in ceremonies. It was also eaten as a medicine…
Portrait of James Cook c. 1775
This drawing of a Māori warrior by Endeavour artist Sydney Parkinson was published in his posthumous book about the first voyage.
Cook's first landing in Australia, at Botany Bay, was opposed by the Gweagal people.
HMS Resolution and Adventure retrieved ice to melt for drinking water. Watercolour by expedition artist William Hodges, 1773.