Fine Art Gallery

Bruce Tipuamantumirri 2

Jilamara - 2017

Natural Earth Pigments on Canvas Board
30 x 23 cm
$180.00
Please note that prices are subject to change at the discretion of the gallery.

#16063 LOCATION: Paddington

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Provenance

Ngaruwanajirri Inc, Tiwi Islands, NT

Exhibited

A Cooee Christmas, 2017, Paddington

Story

During ceremony on the Tiwi Islands a series of 'yoi' (dances), are performed; some are totemic (inherited from the person's Mother) and some serve to act out the narrative of newly composed songs. Participants in these ceremonies are painted with turtiyanginari (the different natural ochre colours) in varying

designs, transforming the dancers and, in some cases, providing protection against recognition by mapurtiti (spirits).

These designs can be applied in different ways. Ochre is applied to the body and face. These significant artistic designs collectively are called 'Jilamara'.