Fred Tjakamarra b. c.1925

  • Artist (Painter)
Senior Kukatja artist who produced a significant body of work after beginning to paint in the early 1990s. An authoritative member of the Balgo community, he was responsible for Water Dreaming and associated rain ceremonies.
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Name
Fred Tjakamarra
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1925
Birth place
Lappi Lappi (Hidden Basin), WA
Death date
2006
Death note
deceased, date supplied by Warlayirti Artists
Active Period
  • 1990-
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Ngapakulangu
Dreaming
  • Water
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary

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