Name: Illawarra Hawks 2023/24 Indigenous Round Neck Mens Jersey NBL Basketball by Champion
SKU: 347428

Illawarra Hawks 2023/24 Indigenous Round Neck Mens Jersey NBL

By Champion

Artist: Aunty Trish Levett

Holder of Knowledge, she is a proud Gundungurra woman from the mountains in the Southern Highlands of NSW (Mittagong). The artist’s traditional name is Kalawatawarra which means dragonfly. The artist uses all different mediums and loves to paint with traditional ochres that mother earth provides.

Jersey Design:

The painting represents the Illawarra Hawks with the hawk in the middle representing the players.

The bottom of the painting represents mother earth, the sacred Ngurra (land). The blue is the ocean and the rivers that run into the ocean. The brown lines above the water represent the mountains. The feet are players walking to the court which is shown as a half circle around the hawk.

The double U shapes in the corners show the Holders of Knowledge (Elders) who watch over the players.

The three circle shapes near the hawk show meeting places.

The colours used as dots show the different coloured traditional ochres that our people use in ceremonies and for paintings.

Rep this unique story with pride in this Illawarra Hawks 23/24 Indigenous Jersey. It features indigenous artwork representing the team and their story incorporated with the team wordmark on our premium, sports mesh fabric.