Emily Kam Kngwarray
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Name
Emily Kam Kngwarray
Other names
NGWARAI, Emily
Culture
Aboriginal Australian
Gender
Female
Birth date
about 1910
Birth place
Alhalker (Soakage Bore), Northern Territory, Australia View on map Close map
Death date
September 1996
Death Place
Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia View on map Close map
Occupations
Artist (painter) | Artist (textile) | Drawer
NGA IRN
15033
Context
Australia
Biography
Emily NGWARAI
Emily Ngwarai in the Central Desert Region, she is one of the few women who has never married. She is the eldest artist doing batik at Utopia and often depicts plants from around Utopia.
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Last Updated
09 Dec 2021