Paddy Japaljarri Gibson b. c.1927

Also known as Kumunjayi
  • Artist (Painter)
Warlpiri speaker, who was a respected community elder, and a leading artist in Lajamanu (NT). His work is in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria.
Name
Paddy Japaljarri Gibson
Also known as Kumunjayi
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1927
Birth place
Watijarra
Death date
Death note
Deceased, information supplied by Lynette Tasman Napangardi
Residence
  • Lajamanu, Northern Territory
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Yapakurlangu
  • Purrkiji
  • Jarripiji, Northern Territory
Dreaming
  • Mala
  • Pijarrpajarrpa (Marsupial Mole)
  • Jangunypa (Bush Louse)
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Warlpiri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary