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Indigenous Canvas Painting - Jilamara - Jimmy Mungatopi

$499.00 $340.00

TITLE: JILAMARA

ARTIST: JIMMY MUNGATOPI

Region: Jilamara

Language: Tiwi

Medium: Natural ochres on canvas

Dimensions: W63cm x H92cm

Stretched on frame: NO

Biography: All jilamara (design) are originally drawn from the body painting which accompanied the pukumani (funeral) and kulama (initiation/yam) ceremonies. An individual design and aesthetic is highly valued by Tiwi artists and is representative of their personal interpretation of the traditional Tiwi design or jilamara

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