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- Tiwi Islands
- Community
- Milikapiti
- Language group
- Tiwi
Japarra and Japalinga (Moon and Stars), 2021
natural earth pigments on canvas
70 x 90 cm
$600
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- Provenance
- Jilamara Arts & Crafts Association, Milikapiti, NT, Cat No. 453-21
- Artwork story
- Japarra and Japalinga feature heavily in ceremonial representations on the Tiwi Islands. Japara (the moon) is a major signifier of season and the timing of the kulama ceremony, the coming of age ceremony that is held at the end of the wet season when a ring appears around the moon. Japalinga (stars) are usually represented by ochre dots and commonly appear in various forms of jilamara - body paint designs that the Tiwi apply to each other for ceremony and yoyi (dance).