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Latitude
-19.8516101
Longitude
133.2303375
Start Date
1948-01-01
End Date
1948-01-01

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Sources

ID
tb9d89

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/eddie-puruntatameri
Birth Place
Wurrumiyanga, Bathurst Island, NT, Australia
Biography
This record is a stub. You can help out by adding more detail. Writers: Olivia Bolton Date written: 2014 Last updated: 2014
Born
b. 1948
Summary
Eddie Puruntatameri was Australia's first Indigenous studio potter. After studying at Bagot pottery he returned home to Bathurst Island where he established Tiwi in 1972. Later he worked st Pirlangimpi Pottery, Melville Island.
Gender
Male
Died
1995
Age at death
47