1937 - 2011
Thancoupie Australian Artist
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Details
| Birthday |
30th November, 1936
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| Birthplace |
Weipa, Queensland, Australia
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| Died |
23rd April, 2011
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| Place of Death |
Weipa, Queensland, Australia
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| Nationality |
Australian
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| Occupation |
Artist
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Dr Thancoupie Gloria Fletcher James AO (1937-2011) was an Australian sculptural artist, educator, linguist and elder of the Thainakuith people in Weipa, in the Western Cape York area of far north Queensland. She was the last fluent speaker of the Thainakuith language and became a pillar of cultural knowledge in her community. She was also known as Thankupi, Thancoupie and Thanakupi.
