Date of Birth:01.01.30 Language:Wangkatjungka Country:Kurtal Nyirlpirr is a dancer, visual artist and a respected elder for the Kurtal ceremony.
He was born at Yurramaral, an important jila [permanent waterhole] on the southeastern side of the Canning Stock Route in the Great Sandy Desert.
He came from the desert into the station when he was already a young man and quickly developed strong stockman skills, handling horses and cattle on Christmas Creek Station.
He had seen them along the stock route and had watered them at Lamboo well.
Nyilpirr was amongst the 50 artists and claimants who collaborated on the great Ngurrara Canvas prior to National Native Title tribunal hearings in 1997.
In 1998, Nyilpirr danced on the canvas at Parliament House in Canberra, ACT.
Native Title was determined at Pirnini on November 8th, 2007.
Nyilpirr tells this story: Kurtal is the name of my jila.
There is only one jila, Wangkajunga jila.
It is in desert country (southeast of Fitzroy Crossing).
In the the early days, the old people in the ngarrangkarni [Dreamtime], did ceremony here at Kurtal for a long time.
All the ceremony and law business happened here at Kurtal.
I learnt from the old people, all of that business, right here.
Collections: National Museum of Australia Art Gallery of New South Wales Kennesaw State University, Atlanta Georgia Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Harriett and Richard England Collection Telstra Collection, Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Fitzroy Crossing High School
.Date of Birth:01.01.30 Language:Wangkatjungka Country:Kurtal Nyirlpirr is a dancer, visual artist and a respected elder for the Kurtal ceremony.
He was born at Yurramaral, an important jila [permanent waterhole] on the southeastern side of the Canning Stock Route in the Great Sandy Desert.
He came from the desert into the station when he was already a young man and quickly developed strong stockman skills, handling horses and cattle on Christmas Creek Station.
He had seen them along the stock route and had watered them at Lamboo well.
Nyilpirr was amongst the 50 artists and claimants who collaborated on the great Ngurrara Canvas prior to National Native Title tribunal hearings in 1997.
In 1998, Nyilpirr danced on the canvas at Parliament House in Canberra, ACT.
Native Title was determined at Pirnini on November 8th, 2007.
Nyilpirr tells this story: Kurtal is the name of my jila.
There is only one jila, Wangkajunga jila.
It is in desert country (southeast of Fitzroy Crossing).
In the the early days, the old people in the ngarrangkarni [Dreamtime], did ceremony here at Kurtal for a long time.
All the ceremony and law business happened here at Kurtal.
I learnt from the old people, all of that business, right here.
Collections: National Museum of Australia Art Gallery of New South Wales Kennesaw State University, Atlanta Georgia Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Harriett and Richard England Collection Telstra Collection, Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Fitzroy Crossing High School
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