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Bardayal “Lofty” Nadjamerrek AO (c.

  • Bardayal “Lofty” Nadjamerrek AO (c.
  • Lofty Nadjamerrek was one of the best and most prolific Aboriginal bark painters from Oenpelli in Arnhem Land.
  • Nadjamerrek was born in the Mann River region of western Arnhem Land about 1926 and created his first cave murals under the tutelage of his.
  • Throughout his life, Chaloupka sought to document rock art across western Arnhem Land, amassing a remarkable collection of site recordings, ethnographic records.
  • The famous Mok artist Bardayal 'Lofty' Nadjamerrek (c.

    • Nadjamerrek was born in the Mann River region of western Arnhem Land about 1926 and created his first cave murals under the tutelage of his..

    Bardayal 'Lofty' Nadjamerrek

    Bardayal "Lofty" NadjamerrekAO (c. 1926–2009) was a KunwinjkuAboriginal artist of the Mok clan.

    He belonged to the Duwa moiety and spoke the Kundedjnjenghmi language.[1] He is currently referred to by his skin and clan as "Wamud Namok", following the Kunwinjku custom of avoiding use of the name of deceased persons.[2]

    Bardayal Nadjamerrek was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2004 Australia Day Honours for "service to the preservation of Indigenous culture as a Senior Traditional man and significant artist whose work documents the relationship of the land and its ancestral past via the Mimih Spirits of rock art".[3] He is recognized as being very knowledgeable about country, environment, and the use of ochres.[4] He helped map out places of "Aboriginal cultural significance, sacred sites that may have been lost had they not been documented."[5]

    Early life

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