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'Important paintings lay forgotten in storage since the early 80s until their discovery, muddy and mouldy, but intact.'
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Epigraph:
Balgo is Country for all of us now. We were all born here, these generations here today. We are Wirrimanu kids. We belong to Balgo. That’s what we paint. That’s why we paint. This is our story.”
– Warlayirti artist Eva Nagomarra
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https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/jan/30/beginnings-got-lost-fabled-aboriginal-art-on-show-40-years-after-disappearance
‘Beginnings Got Lost’ : Fabled Aboriginal Art on Show 40 Years After Disappearance
The Guardian Australia
The Guardian Australia
Subjects:
- Balgo Hills, Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,
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