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Daphne Punytjina Burton Daphne Punytjina Burton i(A55599 works by)
Born: Established: 1944 Tent Hill, MacDonnell Ranges, South West Northern Territory, Southern Northern Territory, Northern Territory, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal
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1 4 y separately published work icon Kupi-Kupi and the Girl Daphne Punytjina Burton , Carolyn Windy (illustrator), Broome : Magabala Books , 2000 Z841523 2000 single work picture book children's Indigenous story 'A traditional bilingual story from Areyonga in the Northern Territory. A whimsical account of a young girl who spends all her days chasing willy-willys. One day, the Kupi-Kupi spirits her far away to a waterhole, where she is guarded by a giant watersnake. Her bold rescue by a witchdoctor restores her to her family.' Source: www.magabala.com (Sighted 14/05/2007).
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