- Title: Jilamara 448-07
- Artist: Linus Warlapinni
- Region: Tiwi Islands
- Art Centre: Jilamara Arts and Crafts
- Medium: Natural ochre on Arches Paper
- Collection: Tiwi Works on Paper
- Dimensions: 56 x 76 cm
- Edition Size: Unique
- Price ($AUD): $ 825.00
Artwork Story
The Tiwi word ‘Jilamara’, which roughly translates to ‘design’, refers to the intricate ochre patterning traditionally applied to the bodies of dancers and the surface of carved poles during the Pukamani funeral ceremony. This ceremony is still a part of community life and continues to inform the current art practice of the Tiwi people. Tiwi work displays its own regionally distinct identity, and varies greatly in form and content from the indigenous art of the Arnhem and Central Desert regions of Australia.
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