Tutuma Tjapangati b. c.1915

Also known as Old Tutuma Japangardi
  • Artist (Painter)
One of the first Pintupi to own his own camels and one of the original Papunya Tula Artists, Tutuma was always eager to depict his Dreaming stories in a loose energetic style.
Name
Tutuma Tjapangati
Also known as Old Tutuma Japangardi
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1915
Birth place
Western Australia, WA
Death date
1987
Residence
  • c.1981 - c.1987 Walangkura (Kintore), NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Lake Hopkins, WA
  • Lake McDonald, WA
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Wenampa
  • Pintupi
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Papunya Tula Artists