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The woman who made this sublime piece of ceramic artwork goes by the name of Thancoupie. This is an aboriginal ceramic and it was made in a time where clay was used in a ceremonial context. The history of Australian Aboriginal art has spanned over thousands of years. Aboriginal artists still use traditional and modern materials while creating their art.
Artist
Thancoupie was born in 1937 in the rural town of Weipa in Queensland; she died in 2011. When she was young, clay was very spiritual. In 1971 she went to East Sydney Technical College to study ceramics. Thancoupie expresses herself using ceramics and is one of Australia's leading ceramicists. Her name when she was born was Gloria James but her totemic name (Thancoupie) means “wattle
The woman who made this sublime piece of ceramic artwork goes by the name of Thancoupie. This is an aboriginal ceramic and it was made in a time where clay was used in a ceremonial context. The history of Australian Aboriginal art has spanned over thousands of years. Aboriginal artists still use traditional and modern materials while creating their art.
Artist
Thancoupie was born in 1937 in the rural town of Weipa in Queensland; she died in 2011. When she was young, clay was very spiritual. In 1971 she went to East Sydney Technical College to study ceramics. Thancoupie expresses herself using ceramics and is one of Australia's leading ceramicists. Her name when she was born was Gloria James but her totemic name (Thancoupie) means “wattle