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Madigan Thomas Madigan Thomas i(A126430 works by) (birth name: Jawljil) (a.k.a. Nyawurru (Skin name))
Born: Established: ca. 1927 Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Kija
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Madigan Thomas is an artist who was born at Baloowa (Violet Valley), south of Warmun. In her youth, Madigan Thomas joined her brothers mustering cattle from Mabel Downs Station in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. She 'has a high profile as a female leader at Garden Area', one of the camps within the community at Warmun. Source: From Digging Sticks to Writing Sticks: The Story of Kija Women (2001)

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