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Artwork Miliyawuy

Miliyawuy

Naminapu Maymuru-White began helping her fathers, Narritjin and Nanyin paint their bark paintings and sculptures in their bark shelter on the beach at Yirrkala in about 1964 when she was twelve years old.

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Catalogue #: 3254A
Height: 218cm
Width / Diametre: 0cm
Medium: earth pigments on hollow log

Naminapu Maymuru-White

Naminapu’s major interest is her art. She is an extremely versatile artist with skills in the areas of painting, carving, screen-printing, weaving, lino-cuts and batik work.

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