Michael nelson jagamara biography of william
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Michael Nelson TJAKAMARRA (b. c.1946; d.2020)
'Hidden Art Comes In From Desert'
'Visit the Museum And Art Gallery - Northern Territory'
Michael Nelson Tjakamarra (also referred to as Jagamarra or Jakamarra) is a Senior Warlpiri Tribesman and an Elder of the Papunya Community in Central Australia. He was born at Pikilyi (Vaughan Springs) in the Northern Territory around 1946 and was raised in Aboriginal custom into the ancient bush culture. Instead of clothes, Tjakamarra proudly wore the mantle of the Dreaming. The young man’s first glimpse of a white man at Mt Doreen station sent him scurrying nervously into the bush. As a young boy, Tjakamarra was taught sand paintings, body paintings and shield paintings by his grandfather. He lived at Haasts Bluff for some time with the same family group as Long Jack Phillipus Tjakamarra. His family then took him to Yuendumu’s mission school to gain a European education. As his parents were both Warlpiri, and his father was an important tribal elder and medicine man within the Yuendumu community, it was only natural that the young Tjakamarra grew up with the traditional cultural values that continue to influence his paintings today. After initiation, Tjakamarra left school at the age of thirteen and found work buffal
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William Sandy, Original Painting On Canvas, Australian Aborigines
"William Sandy, Original Painting On Canvas, Australian Aborigines"
WILLIAM SANDY Untitled, 1992 Acrylic on canvas - 62.5 x 55 cm Pitjantjatjara group - Papunya - Central Desert Sold with certificate of authenticity and photo of the artist herself presenting her work. Sent unframed for easy worldwide shipping. William was born in 1944 in the bush, near Ernabella in South Australia, on the lands of the Pitjantjatjara, his group. "His" lands, meaning the places with which he has a spiritual connection, are Winkilini, South Australia, which he inherited from his father and grandfather, and the lands in south of Papunya to Dock River, which he inherited from his mother and grandmother. During his youth he moved a lot around his country, passing from Hermannsburg to Areyonga then to Haasts Bluff. He spent more time in Enabella where he attended the mission school. In 1973 he moved to Papunya with his wife Violet Nakamarra, the sister of Michael Nelson Jagamara, one of the most famous Aboriginal artists. They have 4 children, 1 boy and 3 girls, one of whom is adopted. Upon his arrival in Paunya, William works for the town council. Then he worked with his wife as a nurse in the Medical Service. Today h•