TLCMap Gazetteer of Historical Australian Places

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Barbara Nakamarra Gibson

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

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Latitude: -19.8516101
Longitude: 133.2303375
Start Date: 1938-01-01
End Date: 1938-01-01

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DAAO URL: https://www.daao.org.au/bio/barbara-nakamarra-gibson
Birth Place: Yartula-yartula, the Granites, NT, Yarturlu-yarturlu (Yartalu Yartalu/ the Granites), Northern Territory, Australia
Biography: Born at Yarturlu-yarturlu in 1938, her tribe/language was Warlpiri. Her country was Yarturlu-yarturlu (the Granites) and her Dreamings were Yawakiyi, Ngurlu, and Janganpa. She started painting in 1986 in the Traditional Painting course at Lajamanu. She lived at Lajamanu, where she worked as a teaching assistant at Lajamanu School. She was the main informant for Barbara Glowczewski’s book Les Reveurs Du Desert , where – under another name – she talks about her paintings. Writers: Johnson, Vivien Date written: 1994 Last updated: 2011
Born: b. 1938
Summary: Warlpiri artist and an assistant teacher at Lajamanu school. She was the main informant to Barbara Glowczewski's book, "Les Reveurs Du Desert".
Gender: Female
Died: None listed
Age at death: None listed