Charnock Woman
Image Source: Eugene Scrivener (Museum of Perth)
Artist: Sandra Hill, Miv Egan & Jenny Dawson
Year of Work: 1996
Location: Eastern Observatory, Victoria Gardens, East Perth, City of Perth
Asset Type: Public Art
Medium: Mosaic
Provenance: East Perth Redevelopment Authority
The East Perth foreshore was a meeting and camping place for the Noongar people. The Charnock Woman ceramic mosaic tells the Noongar Dreaming Story of a giant evil spirit woman, known as the Charnock woman, who stole children from the community.