Awirankini Jilamara: New Paintings
Past exhibition
Dymphna Kerinauia Australian, Tiwi , b. 1960
Jilamara
natural ochres on canvas
150 x 60 cm
788185
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 highy valued by Tiwi artists...
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 highy valued by Tiwi artists and is representative of their personal interpretation of the traditional Tiwi design or jilamara.