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Mary Magdalene
Tipungwuti
Tiwi (born 1935)
Untitled (Jilamara - Ceremonial Body Design), 2002
natural pigments on linen
58 x 78cm
PROVENANCE
Jilamara Arts and crafts, cat.no.327-02; accompanied by original certificate
of authenticity
Palya Art, Darwin, cat.no.C-0843; accompanied by original certificate
Private Collection, QLD
Documentation reads
All jilamara (design) is originally drawn from the body painting which
accompanied the pukumani (funeral) and kulama (initiation/yam) ceremonies.
All the artists living at Milikapiti are drawing on collective Tiwi memory,
and the individual expression and aesthetic qualities of each artists
work is reflective of their personal interpretation of traditional Tiwi
design or jilamara.