Artist: Pamela Brooks | Title: Jilamara | Year: 2021 | Medium: ochre on canvas | Dimensions: 60 x 60 cm

PROVENANCE
Jilamara Arts and Crafts Cat No. 517-21

ARTWORK STORY
All Jilamara (design) are originally drawn from the body painting which accompanied the pukumani (funeral) and kulama (initiation/yam) ceremonies. An individual design and aesthetic is highly valued by Tiwi artists and is representative of their personal interpretation of the traditional Tiwi design or jilamara.

ARTIST PROFILE

COMMUNITY/ REGION
Tiwi Islands, NT

LANGUAGE
Tiwi