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George Tjangala Yapa
b. c.1945
Also known as George Yapa Yapa Tjangala
Artist (Painter)
George Yapa's paintings depict an Eagle Hawk Dreaming, and Tingari stories from his traditional country around Kirrpinga and Kiwirrkura. He first painted for Papunya Tula Artists in the late 1970s.
Biographical Data
b. c.1945 Witingu, WA
Biography
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5 people
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1 work
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1 collection
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Name
George Tjangala Yapa
Also known as George Yapa Yapa Tjangala
Gender
Male
Roles
Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1945
Birth place
Witingu, WA
Birth note
close to Jupiter Well and present day Kiwirrkura
Active Period
c.1976 - c.2008
Residence
c.1981 - c.1984 Kintore, NT
c.1984 - c.2008 Kiwirrkura, WA
c.1963 - c.1981 Papunya, NT
Indigenous Australian
Heritage Country
Kirrpinga, WA
Dreaming
Eagle Hawk
Indigenous Language Groups
Pintupi
Languages
English
Initial Record Data Source
Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
Papunya Tula Artists, NT
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Updated Oct. 19, 2011
Created Jan. 1, 1994
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