Lugubatbat Stori
$31.20
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
27 April 2027
Summary
How do you find someone who doesn’t want to be found?
Rhonda Duncan remembers her father, Duncan Yanupalla, passing away in 1980, in the build up season, when everything was hot and sticky. After his passing, she learned he was not who she thought he was. It took her and her older sister Margaret over 30 years to piece together his life story.
Duncan’s story unravels many secrets. As the sisters, both elders and artists from Urapunga community, travel the Territory, they uncov…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781925768466 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1925768465 |
| Author: | Margaret Duncan |
| Publisher: | Magabala Books |
| Imprint: | Magabala Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 27 April 2027 |
| Weight: | 300g |
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Margaret Duncan
Margaret Bongyi Duncan is a Ngalakgan and Ritharr?u elder and artist from Urapunga Community in the Northern Territory. Over the past two decades Margaret has developed her own distinctive art practice featuring bold colours and detailed, dynamic landscapes. Margaret’s paintings, carvings and woven pandanus reveal an intimate knowledge of the plants, animals and stories that make up Ngalakgan Country. Margaret currently lives in Katherine where she cares for her husband and daughter.
Rhonda Brukgin Duncan is a Ngalakgan and Ritharr?u elder and artist from Urapunga Community. Following in her elder sister’s footsteps, Rhonda has been developing her own unique art style creating colourful and quirky paintings that celebrate the liveliness of Ngalakgan Country. Rhonda’s love of birds and bushfoods is reflected in the artworks featured throughout this book.
Lillian Tait (Ph.D) is a non-Indigenous human geographer living on Awabakal and Worimi Country. Previously Lillian lived in Katherine where she was a colleague and neighbour of Margaret and Rhonda.
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