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Albert Namatjira, Born Elea Namatjira in 1902 at the Hermannsburg Lutheran Mission in Ntaria near Alice Springs, son of Namatjira and Ljukuta and where Western Arrernte people.
Namatjira was raised on the Hermannsburg Mission and baptised after his parents converted to Christianity, cha… Read More “One Of Australia’s Most Famous Aboriginal Artists, Albert Namatjira”
Lutheran missionaries Hermann Kemp and Wilhelm F Schwarz established the Hermannsburg Mission in 1877 in the traditional lands of the Western Aranda people.
The Traditional Lands where the Hermannsburg mission was established is know as Ntaria, Ntaria is a sacred site west southwest of Alice Springs … Read More “Hermannsburg Mission and School”
Arnulf Ebatarinja (Australian Aboriginal 1931-) Bio
Arnulf was a Western Arrernte man born in 1931, he was a nephew of Cordula & Walter Ebatarinja, and is a member of the Hermannsburg school of Aboriginal watercolour artists, his style evolved over time, progressively paying attention to patterni… Read More “Arnulf Ebatarinja (Australian Aboriginal 1931-)”