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.
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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
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http://from.ph/153445

96/39/2

 
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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
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http://from.ph/153446

96/39/3

 
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Bowl from Bagot Pottery
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http://from.ph/346831

2006/39/19

 
Mugs made by Eddie Puruntatameri at Bagot Pottery
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http://from.ph/346813

2006/39/6

 
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Mugs made by Eddie Puruntatameri at Bagot Pottery
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http://from.ph/346815

2006/39/7

 
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Vase from Bagot Pottery
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http://from.ph/346830

2006/39/18

 
Jug made by Eddie Puruntatameri at Bagot Pottery
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http://from.ph/346838

2006/39/26

 
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Teapot made by Eddie Puruntatameri at Bagot Pottery
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http://from.ph/346854

2006/39/31

 
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Teapot made by Eddie Puruntatameri at Bagot Pottery
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http://from.ph/346898

2006/39/36

 
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Jug from Bagot Pottery
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http://from.ph/346903

2006/39/39

 
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Vase made by Eddie Puruntatameri at Bagot Pottery
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http://from.ph/346904

2006/39/40

 
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Jug made by Eddie Puruntatameri at Bagot Pottery
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http://from.ph/346924

2006/39/45

 
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Vase made by Eddie Puruntatameri at Bagot Pottery
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http://from.ph/346927

2006/39/46

 
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Jug from Bagot Pottery
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http://from.ph/346939

2006/39/48

 

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Periods active
  • 1968 - 1995
Trainings
  • Ceramics, 1968 - c.1972 Bagot Pottery, Ludmilla, Darwin, NT
Heritage countries
  • Wurrumiyanga
Field Changes
Birth embedded
Coverage
Place Wurrumiyanga, Bathurst Island, NT
Summary