TLCMap Gazetteer of Historical Australian Places

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Barbara Napaltjarri Charles

Layer: DAOO Artists with known birth places and birth years
Type: Other

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Latitude: -22.5216511
Longitude: 132.7344955
Start Date: 1959-01-01
End Date: 1959-01-01

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tb9b4e

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DAAO URL: https://www.daao.org.au/bio/barbara-napaltjarri-charles
Birth Place: Napperby station, Napperby, NT, Australia
Biography: Born on Napperby station c.1959, Barbara Charles and her husband Michael Tommy Tjapangati are both Anmatyerre speakers. Barbara’s country lies south of Twenty Mile Bore, on both Napperby and Coniston stations. Her paintings usually depict Snake and Witchetty Grub Dreamings from this area, which she shares with her sister Rachel. She started painting in 1983 at Napperby station. She sometimes painted for Yuelamu Artists while visiting relatives in Mt Allan. Later she and her husband moved from Napperby and took up more or less permanent residence at Mt Allan. Her work has been shown in several capital cities. Writers: Johnson, Vivien Date written: 1994 Last updated: 2011
Born: b. c.1959
Summary: Anmatyerre artist who occasionally painted for Yuelamu Artists at Mt Allan, where she finally moved after many years spent in Napperby (NT).
Gender: Female
Died: None listed
Age at death: None listed