About Milatjari Pumani
Lived 1928 – 2014 (aged 85–86). Milatjari Pumani was an Australian painter.
Milatjari Pumani (1928–2014) was an Aboriginal Australian artist from Mimili in South Australia.
Artwork Milatjari painted the Maku Tjukurpa, which is the Dreaming (spirituality) associated with the land around Mimili. Antara, close to Mimili, was a place represented in almost all her paintings. It is her uncle's traditional country, and Milatjari's family would often go hunting and gathering food here when she was young. She and her mother and sister would dig for witchetty grubs (maku) while her father and brothers went hunting.
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Who was Milatjari Pumani?
painter (1928–2014)
When was Milatjari Pumani born?
Milatjari Pumani was born in 1928 in South Australia.
When did Milatjari Pumani die?
Milatjari Pumani died in 2014.
What was Milatjari Pumani's occupation?
Milatjari Pumani was a painter.
What nationality was Milatjari Pumani?
Milatjari Pumani was Australian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Milatjari Pumani. https://biography.guide/milatjari-pumani/
MLA: "Milatjari Pumani." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/milatjari-pumani/.
Chicago: "Milatjari Pumani." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/milatjari-pumani/.
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