- Title: Ningarka
- Artist: Janice Pungautiji Murray
- Region: Tiwi Islands
- Art Centre: Jilamara Arts and Crafts
- Medium: Etching
- Collection:
- Dimensions: 59.5 x 26.7 cm
- Edition Size: 20
- Price ($AUD): $ 480
Artwork Story
Janice created this etching during a print workshop with Master Printer, Basil Hall in 2017. This etching was inspired by a visit she made with other artists from Jilamara to the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in April 2017 to mine the archive of the Tiwi collection.
Jilamara translates to design. Jilamara 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 artist’s work is reflective of their personal interpretation of Jilamara.
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