MAMIRNIKIWI JILAMARA: WOMEN'S BUSINESS JILAMARA
Past exhibition
Kaye Brown Australian - Pitjantjatjara, b. 1955
Parlini Jilamara
natural ochres on canvas
45 x 45 cm
835180
All jilamara (design) is originally drawn from the body painting which accompanied the pukumani (funeral) and kulama(initiation/yam) ceremonies. An individual design and aesthetic is highly valued by Tiwi artists and...
All jilamara (design) is originally drawn from the body painting which accompanied the pukumani (funeral) and kulama(initiation/yam) ceremonies. An individual design and aesthetic is highly valued by Tiwi artists and is representative of their personal interpretation of the traditional Tiwi design or jilamara.
