- Title: Kayimwagakimi jilamara II – RK5
- Artist: Raelene Lampuwatu Kerinauia
- Region: Tiwi Islands
- Art Centre: Jilamara Arts and Crafts
- Medium: Etching
- Collection:
- Dimensions: 100 x 56 cm
- Edition Size: 40
- Price ($AUD): $ 770
Artwork Story
Kayimwagakimi is the traditional Tiwi painting ‘comb’. Made from bloodwood or ironwood, it is about 15cm high with a single row of teeth. The comb is dabbed in ochre and applied to the painting surface resulting in a straight line of fine dots, a process which is repeated over and over. Kayimwagakimi and marlipinyini (a fine stick or pandanus frond chewed to form a brush) have largely been replaced by modern brushes but a handful of Tiwi still use traditional tools.
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