Paddy Carlton

Paddy Carlton

1926 - 2006

Paddy Carlton was born in country called Goordamangoo on Legune Station in the Northern Territory.

'My father and the old people taught me how to paint when I was young. I painted on cave walls and did body painting for ceremonies and dancing. I like to paint. It gives me a good feeling in my heart. I do this so that my people can know the stories so that those stories won’t get lost.'

(source: Waringarri Aboriginal Arts, 2019)

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