Awirankini Jilamara: New Paintings
Past exhibition
Raelene Kerinauia Liddy Lampuwatu Australian, Tiwi, b. 1962
Kayimwagakimi jilamara
natural ochres on linen
60 x 180 cm
788187
Kayimagakimi is the traditional Tiwi Painting 'comb '. Made from bloodwood or ironwood, it is about 15cm high with a single row of teeth. The comb is dabbed in ochre...
Kayimagakimi is the traditional Tiwi Painting 'comb '. Made from bloodwood or ironwood, it is about 15cm high with a single row of teeth. The comb is dabbed in ochre and applied to the painting surface in a straight line of fine dots, a process which is repeated over and over. Kayimwagakimi and marlipinyini (a fine stick or pandanus frond chewed to form a brush) have largely been replaced by modern brushes but a handful of Tiwi still use traditional tools.