Indigenous Canvas Painting - Birds of the Dreamtime

TITLE: BIRDS OF THE DREAMTIME

Artist:  EDWARD “EDDIE” WATTS BLINTER

 Region: Katherine, NT

Tribe: Marra - Borroloola

Circa: 1961

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

Completed: 16 August 2019

Dimensions: H95cm x W76cm

 Stretched on Frame: YES

 Biography:

Eddie grew up on the Victoria River Downs Cattle Station in the Northern Territory along with other families including the Wavehill boys.

 Like many of the Indigenous men on the cattle stations, Eddie become a hardworking stockman on Vic Station, also helping his Grandfather at Beswick Station.

Whilst helping at Beswick Station his Grandfather Fred Blinter showed him the artefacts that the old men done and how they painted in bark. Eddie was keen to learn and started to help the old men. His cousin David Blanazi helped teach Eddie the old men ways and the stories.  

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