About Topsy Tjulyata
Born 1931. Topsy Tjulyata is an artist.
Topsy Tjulyata is an Aboriginal artist from central Australia. She makes wooden objects, known in Western Desert languages as . She makes these by carving the wood and then engraving patterns into its surface with a burning wire.
This article includes text from the Powerhouse Museum, Australia, which has been licensed under CC BY-SA.
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Who is Topsy Tjulyata?
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Topsy Tjulyata was born in 1931.
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Topsy Tjulyata is an artist.
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