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Michael (Boiyool) Anning Michael (Boiyool) Anning i(A67138 works by)
Born: Established: 1955 ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Yidiny / Yidindji
(Storyteller) assertion
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Michael Boiyool Anning is an illustrator and craftsperson from the coastal area of north Queensland and belongs to the Nyudgunji people. In 1998, Boiyool was the first person from Queensland to receive a National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Art Award in the Northern Territory. Boiyool is the name of a legendary part man, part eel creature from Yidinji culture and is also the name for the spiritual belief which was given to him by his great Aunt.

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y separately published work icon Jirrbal : Rainforest Dreamtime Stories Broome : Magabala Books , 2001 Z950240 2001 selected work prose autobiography children's dreaming story 'Jirrbal Rainforest Dreamtime Stories are witty and wise moral fables from the tablelands of Northern Queensland. They are traditional, as told to young people for thousands of years, and as told to the author Maisie (Yarrcali) Barlow herself, when she was a child of the rainforest. The animal characters have been brought to life in breathtaking simplicity, full of lively personality and charm, by Michael (Boiyool) Anning. The last chapter tells about growing up in the rainforest country.' (Source: Back Cover)
2002 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
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