Indigenous Canvas Painting - Jilamara

TITLE: JILAMARA

Artist: JOCELYN BLACK

Region: Jilamara

Language: Tiwi

Medium: Natural ochres on canvas

Dimensions: W68cm x H82cm

Stretched on frame: NO

Artist Biography:

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.

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