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Dinny Nolan Jambijimba Dinny Nolan Jambijimba i(A122565 works by) (a.k.a. Dinny Nolan Tjampitjinpa; Dinny Nolan Jam Pitjinpa; Dinny Jampijinpa)
Born: Established: ca. 1925 Central Northern Territory, Northern Territory, ; Died: Ceased: 2012
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal Anmatyerre / Anmatyerr ; Aboriginal Warlpiri ; Aboriginal
(Storyteller) assertion
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BiographyHistory

Dinny Nolan Jambijimba was born near Mount Allan, 300 kilometres north-west of Alice Springs, around 1925. He was a survivor of the Coniston Massacre of 1928. As a senior custodian for the Warlpiri people, he is officially recognized as leader of rainmaking and Water Dreaming ceremonies. He paints the bodies of the participants, and is well known for his powerful singing during these ceremonies. His brother is Kappa and his cousins are is Clifford Possum and Billy Stockman Japaltjarri.

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