Wallankarri Tjakamarra Mick b. c.1910

Also known as Old Mick Wallankarri Tjakamarra, Mick Tjagamara, Mick Jagamara, Mick Djagamara, Old Mick, Mick Tjakamarra, Tjakamarra Mick
  • Artist (Painter)
One of the founders and most important artists painting for Papunya Tula over its first two decades because of his ritual authority and encyclopedic knowledge of stories and designs.
Name
Wallankarri Tjakamarra Mick
Also known as:
  • Old Mick Wallankarri Tjakamarra
  • Mick Tjagamara
  • Mick Jagamara
  • Mick Djagamara
  • Old Mick
  • Mick Tjakamarra
  • Tjakamarra Mick
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • stockman (ANZSIC code: 0529)
Birth date
c.1910
Birth place
Watikipinrri, NT
Birth note
west of Central Mt Wedge, NT.
Death date
1996
Active Period
  • c.1971 - c.1994
Residence
  • c.1994 Alice Springs, NT
  • c.1971 - c.1994 Papunya, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Mt Liebig, NT
  • Mt Wedge, NT
  • Papunya, NT
Dreaming
  • Woman
  • Snake
  • Yarla, Yam
  • Water
  • Warumpi, Sugar Ant
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Aranda
  • Luritja
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Papunya Tula Artists