Conrad Tipungwuti Australian, Tiwi , b. 1962
Conrad Tipungwuti Australian, Tiwi , b. 1962
Jilamara, Milikapiti Melville Island, 2003
ochre on canvas
60 x 78 cm
782251
All jilamara (design) is originally drawn from the body painting which accompanied the pukumani (funeral) and Kulama (initiation/yam) ceremonies. All the artists living at Milikapiti are drawing on collective Tiwi...
All jilamara (design) is originally drawn from the body painting which accompanied the pukumani (funeral) and Kulama (initiation/yam) ceremonies. All the artists living at Milikapiti are drawing on collective Tiwi memory, and the indivdual expression and aesthetic qualities of each artist's work is reflective of their personal interpretation of traditional Tiwi design or jilamara.