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Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri

Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri (1920 - 2008) was active/lived in Australia.  Bill Tjapaltjarri is known for Aboriginal art.

Bill Whiskey's country lies to the north of Kata Tjuta (the Olgas), hidden in some of the most arid and uncompromising land on the continent. Long before his birth, Whiskey's father and grandfather would have become aware of the passage of a strange company through their land.  While the explorer Ernest Giles saw only footprints he reported the 'natives were about' for they were 'burning, burning, ever burning', (1) no doubt signaling the alien presence of the party and their packhorses.  Giles noted the Pitjantjatjara 'perseveringly shunned us' fortunately for them, as it was the explorer's intention to 'catch a native' and 'walk him off alongside my horse until he took me to water'. (2)

Although there had been relatively few white incursions into this country by the time of his birth, the encroachment of the pastoral industry on land to the east had exerted a telling effect on Whiskey's people.  From the late 1880's police w   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5066 characters.]  Artist bio

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