Mary Magdalene Tipungwuti
Mary Magdalene Tipungwuti was born was born at Pirlangimpi / Garden Point, Yermalner / Melville Island. She grew up at the Catholic Mission on Bathurst Island. Tipungwuti was an accomplished fibre artist, weaving pandanus mats and baskets in Tiwi and Arnhem Land styles, and making tunga / Tiwi bark baskets, while living at Ranku. In 2001, she moved to Milikapiti and worked at Jilamara Arts and Crafts where she developed her painting and print skills.
Skin: Arinkuwula (Stone)