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Maudie Nungarrayi Petersen

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

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Latitude: -22.5216511
Longitude: 132.7344955
Start Date: 1937-01-01
End Date: 1937-01-01

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DAAO URL: https://www.daao.org.au/bio/maudie-nungarrayi-petersen
Birth Place: Napperby station, Napperby, NT, Australia
Biography: Born at Napperby Station in 1937, Maudie grew up at Haasts Bluff, where she had the first of her two daughters. Her husband passed away in 1980. She has been painting – coolamons and boomerangs – since she was first married, but only in the last five years or so on canvas. A Luritja speaker, she paints Witchetty Grub (Kunatjarrayi) Dreaming, Napaltjarris Dreaming (from her grandfather) and Grandmother story. She lives at Mt Liebig. Writers: Johnson, Vivien Note: primary biographer Date written: 1994 Last updated: 2011
Born: b. 1937
Summary: A Luritja speaker from Mt Liebig, Maudie Peterson transferred the painting skills she learnt decorating coolamons and boomerangs onto works on canvas in the mid 1980s.
Gender: Female
Died: None listed
Age at death: None listed