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- 1 2 "Galuma Maymuru :: The Collection :: Art Gallery NSW". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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- 1 2 Gregory, Bill; Maymuru, Galuma; Wirrpanda, Dhukal; Annandale Galleries (2007). Galuma Maymuru, Dhukal Wirrpanda: Bark Paintings and Ceremonial Poles. Sydney, N.S.W.: Annandale Galleries. ISBN 9781427622648.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ "Galuma Maymuru b. 1951". Design & Art Australia Online. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- 1 2 3 Gregory, Anne; Carter, Jenni; Marawili, Djambawa; Maymaru, Galuma; Marika, Wanyubi (2003). Buwayak: Invisibility. Sydney: Annandale Galleries. ISBN 9780957897618.
- ↑ Art Gallery of New South Wales; Watson, Ken; Jones, Jonathan; Perkins, Hetti, eds. (2004). Tradition today: indigenous art in Australia. Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-7347-6344-0.
- ↑ Sprague, Quentin; Ganambarr, Gunybi; Wunungmurra, Djirrirra; Wanambi, Ralwurrandji; Annandale Galleries (2013). Found: Gunybi Ganambarr, Djirrirra Wunungmurra, Ralwurrandji Wanambi, Banggaway Wanambi, Dhurrumuwuy Marika, Galuma Maymuru, Ngalkuma Burarrwanga, Wukun Wanambi, Yalanba Wanambi: Multi-media Works, Barks, Sculpture. Annandale, N.S.W.: Annandale Galleries. ISBN 9780987247636.
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