MAMIRNIKIWI JILAMARA: WOMEN'S BUSINESS JILAMARA
Past exhibition
Tina Patlas Australian, Tiwi, b. 1968
Jilamara
natural ochres on canvas
80 x 30 cm
835197
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.
