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Johnny Warrangula Tjupurrula

Johnny Warrangula Tjupurrula (c.1925 - c. 2001) was active/lived in Australia.  Johnny Tjupurrula is known for Aboriginal painting and sculpture.

Johnny Warangkula Tjupurula was born in 1925 at Minjilpirri, an area north west of Illipili and south of Lake Mackay. Close by is his major dreaming site Tjilkari. The son of mixed parents, his mother was of Luritja/ Warlpiri/Pintupi descent and his father Luritja/Warlpiri. Johnny was raised in a traditional manner, living an orthodox life style in the desert and never attending European schools. He is of the Luritja language group and was initiated into manhood and learned his dreamings during his family's stay at a mission in Hermannsburg.

Johnny can recollect his first contact with Europeans, remembering his fearful response when witnessing an aircraft fly over his land as a young boy. His people believed the airplane to be a 'marnu' or devil. At a later date, his people came into contact with camels for the first time and again hid in fright as they recognised the beasts as being evil.

His painting career began after a long turn at laboring, his efforts contributing t   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 15039 characters.]  Artist bio

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