Awirankini Jilamara: New Paintings
Past exhibition
Brian Farmer Illortamini
Jilamara
ochre on canvas
120 x 60 cm
788192
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.