Artist: Jason Joran | Title: Yirrinkiripwoja (body paint design) | Year: 2021 | Medium: natural ochres on canvas | Dimensions: 90 x 70 cm
PROVENANCE
Jilamara Arts and Crafts Cat No. 454-21
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Jilamara Arts & Crafts.
ARTWORK STORY
Traditional Tiwi Culture placed special significance on the Pukumani (funeral) ceremony. Mourners are decorated using natural ochres to disguise themselves from the spirit of the deceased and song and dance is performed to honour the dead. Yirrinkiripwoja (body paint) is the source of many contemporary Tiwi designs and performance of the pukumani as ritual helps to reinvigorate the imagery. The shortening of the word to Pwoja - also refers to 'best'.
Artist Profile
COMMUNITY/ REGION
Tiwi Islands, NT
LANGUAGE
Tiwi
SKIN
Scaly Mullet
BIOGRAPHY
Jason Joran's grandmother, Freda Warlapinni, was a renowned painter at Jilamara during the 1990s. His uncle, Linus Warlapinni, also painted at Jilamara after his retirement and became a successful senior artist in the community. Jason creates paintings depicting initiation ceremonies and Jilamara (body painting designs) on canvas, as well as wood carvings of birds.
PROVENANCE
Jilamara Arts and Crafts Cat No. 454-21
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Jilamara Arts & Crafts.
ARTWORK STORY
Traditional Tiwi Culture placed special significance on the Pukumani (funeral) ceremony. Mourners are decorated using natural ochres to disguise themselves from the spirit of the deceased and song and dance is performed to honour the dead. Yirrinkiripwoja (body paint) is the source of many contemporary Tiwi designs and performance of the pukumani as ritual helps to reinvigorate the imagery. The shortening of the word to Pwoja - also refers to 'best'.
Artist Profile
COMMUNITY/ REGION
Tiwi Islands, NT
LANGUAGE
Tiwi
SKIN
Scaly Mullet
BIOGRAPHY
Jason Joran's grandmother, Freda Warlapinni, was a renowned painter at Jilamara during the 1990s. His uncle, Linus Warlapinni, also painted at Jilamara after his retirement and became a successful senior artist in the community. Jason creates paintings depicting initiation ceremonies and Jilamara (body painting designs) on canvas, as well as wood carvings of birds.