Background
He was born at Parayirpilynga near of Wilkinkarra.
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Timmy Payungka
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Career
His family was met by a welfare patrol at Yarrana, west of Kintore, Northern Territory, and brought in to Papunya early in the 1960s. He was one of the original painting men with Geoffrey Bardon. He moved to Kintore in 1981 and was active in later establishing the settlement at Kiwirrkura, closer to his country.
He was an important law man, knowledgeable of many stories and rituals.
A solo exhibition of his work was displayed at Aboriginal and South Pacific Gallery in Sydney.
