PROVENANCE
Jilamara Arts and Crafts Association, NT Cat No. 87-22
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Jilamara Arts and Crafts.
ARTWORK STORY
The Kulama Ceremony is performed in the late wet season (March-April) when a ring appears around the moon. Kulama is a traditional initiation for young men which coincides with the harvest of a certain wild yam species. Elders of both sexes sing and dance for three days welcoming the boys into adulthood. The boy is then renamed with his true man's name.
COMMUNITY/REGION
Tiwi Islands, NT
LANGUAGE
Tiwi
SKIN
Wantaringuwi (Sun)
DANCE
Yirrikapayi (Crocodile)
PROVENANCE
Jilamara Arts and Crafts Association, NT Cat No. 87-22
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Jilamara Arts and Crafts.
ARTWORK STORY
The Kulama Ceremony is performed in the late wet season (March-April) when a ring appears around the moon. Kulama is a traditional initiation for young men which coincides with the harvest of a certain wild yam species. Elders of both sexes sing and dance for three days welcoming the boys into adulthood. The boy is then renamed with his true man's name.
COMMUNITY/REGION
Tiwi Islands, NT
LANGUAGE
Tiwi
SKIN
Wantaringuwi (Sun)
DANCE
Yirrikapayi (Crocodile)