#wardaman

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Freddie Timms (c1947-2017) Gija People, East Kimberley, Western Australia

Major (1999) earth pigments and synthetic polymer binder on composition board

exhibited: 65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art, Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne

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The stories behind Aboriginal star names now recognised by the world's astronomical body

Four stars in the night sky have been formally recognised by their Australian Aboriginal names. The names include three from the Wardaman people of the Northern Territory and one from the Boorong people of western Victoria. The Wardaman star names are Larawag, Wurren and Ginan in the Western constellations Scorpius, Phoenix and Crux (the Southern Cross). The Boorong star name is Unurgunite in Canis Majoris (the Great Dog). They are among 86 new star names drawn from Chinese, Coptic, Hindu, Mayan, Polynesian, South African and Aboriginal Australian cultures.

via https://theconversation.com/the-stories-behind-aboriginal-star-names-now-recognised-by-the-worlds-astronomical-body-87617

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Resources and stuff about the Wardaman language here if anyone likes