You know the headlines — the million-dollar paintings, the forgeries that made him the most faked Aboriginal artist in the world. But who was Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, really?
Travel to Clifford's desert Country to meet his daughter Isobel Hagan, and his grandson Martin Hagan.
Through their voices and memories along with daughter Gabriella Possum you’ll discover the gentle man behind the extraordinary art.
A cultural custodian who painted creation stories passed down for thousands of years and sang the songs that brought them to life.
Plus for Word Up, language legend Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves shares the Warlpiri word for home.
A warning to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: This episode contains the names and voices of people who have died.
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Warlugulong (1976) by Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri and Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri.