Ngirramanujuwal female author they recorded their first contact

they recorded their first contact with one of the last remaining groups of Indigenous Australians living traditionally in the desert

In far north-east Australia lie the homelands of the Meriam

Released 1994

Victoria Haskins FAHA is a Professor of History in the School of Humanities

Ngirramanujuwal female author they recorded their first contactNgirramanujuwal is one who adds colour. Walmajarri man Jimmy Pike (c. 19402002) manifests colour as strokes of ink on paper: the saturated hues of the desert sky at dusk, and the glimmers of the sun on the waters surface. His vivid and exceptional drawing, painting and printing skills reveal the desert as a place teeming with colourful life, history and stories. Ngirramanujuwal: The Art and Country of Jimmy Pike is a specially curated selection of the