Eddie Puruntatameri b. 1948

  • Maker (Ceramist),
  • Maker (Printmaker),
  • Maker (Carver)
Eddie Puruntatameri was Australia's first Indigenous studio potter. After studying at Bagot pottery he returned home to Bathurst Island where he established Tiwi in 1972. Later he worked st Pirlangimpi Pottery, Melville Island.

Citations

  • Powerhouse Museum, 'Mugs made by Eddie Puruntatameri at Bagot Pottery’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

    http://from.ph/346813

  • Powerhouse Museum, 'Vase from Bagot Pottery’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

    http://from.ph/346830

  • Powerhouse Museum, 'Bowl from Bagot Pottery’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

    http://from.ph/346831

  • Powerhouse Museum, 'Jug made by Eddie Puruntatameri at Bagot Pottery’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

    http://from.ph/346838

  • Powerhouse Museum, 'Teapot made by Eddie Puruntatameri at Bagot Pottery’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

    http://from.ph/346854

  • Powerhouse Museum, 'Jug from Bagot Pottery’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

    http://from.ph/346903

  • Powerhouse Museum, 'Vase made by Eddie Puruntatameri at Bagot Pottery’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

    http://from.ph/346904

  • Powerhouse Museum, ’96/39/2 Plate, 'Shell of Jarrikariani (turtle)’, earthenware, underglaze colours, Tiwi Aboriginal decoration, made by Eddie Puruntatameri, Pirlangimpi Pottery, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia, 1995’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

    http://from.ph/153445

  • Powerhouse Museum, ’96/39/3 Plate, 'Two Kawarri (goanna)’, earthenware, underglaze colours, Tiwi Aboriginal decoration, made by Eddie Puruntatameri, Pirlangimpi Pottery, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia, 1995’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

    http://from.ph/153446

Initial data sources

  • Powerhouse Museum