by Richard | Feb 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Tommy McRae : Pioneer Aboriginal Artist Tommy McRae was a well know early Aboriginal artist. His aboriginal name was either Yackaduna or Warra-euea. He came from the Kwatkwat people. He lived in or close to the Upper Murray River all his life. His drawings are some of...
by Richard | Feb 1, 2018 | Tiwi Art
Tiwi Figure The vast majority of Aboriginal Sculpture comes from the Tiwi Islands. A Tiwi Figure can be very collectible. The Tiwi islands have had an ancient tradition of carving and painting burial posts called Tutuni. In the early 1960’s some of these skilled...
by Richard | Dec 23, 2017 | Kimberley Paintings
Lily Karadada Wandjina Paintings Lily Karadada is one of the last of a generation of Wandjina painters who painted on bark. She was wife to another great bark painter Jack Karadada. She is probably the most prolific Wandjina painter on bark. The aim of this article...
by Richard | Dec 13, 2017 | Tiwi Art
Benedict Munkara | Jerry Kerinauia | Black Joe Wombadiemeri Tiwi Art Benedict Munkara, Jerry Kerinauia, and Black Joe Wombadiemeri were all great Pioneer Tiwi artists. The reason not much known about them is because they all died before commercial collecting took off....
by Richard | Dec 13, 2017 | Kimberley Paintings
Waigin Jangarra Wandjina Paintings Waigin Jangarra is an Aboriginal Artist who painted depictions of Wandjina. He painted in the Kimberley of Western Australia in the 1970’s and 80’s. The aim of this article is to assist readers in identifying if their bark painting...
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