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Cornelia Tipyuamantumirri: Tiwi artist

Under the guardians of the mission, Cornelia Tipuamantumirri grew up on Bathurst Island in the Tiwi Islands. She went to school under the old mission church and was given a slate and chalk. Salvation came in the form of the Catholic nuns. She lived in a dormitory with the other Tiwi girls. She was never allowed to speak her language or practice our culture.

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Bendigo Art Gallery Carclew Unley Museum Riddoch Flinders University Art Museum