Artist: Jimmy Machirri Pascoe | Title: Bone Pole Story (Dharlubu) | Year: 1985 | Medium: natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark | Dimensions: 89 x 54 cm
PROVENANCE
Maningrida Arts and Culture NT Cat No. PAS1
The Collection of Milton and Alma Roxanas, Sydney
ARTWORK STORY
The top left panel shows the platform where the body is left to decompose after death. The hole where the bones will be deposited after the ceremony is represented by the black circle. After the bones are cleaned and painted they are placed in the bone pole. The background shows the animals that were important to the person when they were living. Dharlubu is the entire process of ceremony and preparation of the body.
Artist Profile
COMMUNITY/REGION
Maningrida, NT
LANGUAGE
Burarra
BIOGRAPHY
Jimmy Machirri Pascoe lives and works in Maningrida, Ramingining in Central Arnhem Land. He paints with ochres on bark and common subjects of his paintings include Baru (estuarine crocodile), Rajarra (silver barramundi), Gurndaka (mullet), Diver bird and Catfish.
PROVENANCE
Maningrida Arts and Culture NT Cat No. PAS1
The Collection of Milton and Alma Roxanas, Sydney
ARTWORK STORY
The top left panel shows the platform where the body is left to decompose after death. The hole where the bones will be deposited after the ceremony is represented by the black circle. After the bones are cleaned and painted they are placed in the bone pole. The background shows the animals that were important to the person when they were living. Dharlubu is the entire process of ceremony and preparation of the body.
Artist Profile
COMMUNITY/REGION
Maningrida, NT
LANGUAGE
Burarra
BIOGRAPHY
Jimmy Machirri Pascoe lives and works in Maningrida, Ramingining in Central Arnhem Land. He paints with ochres on bark and common subjects of his paintings include Baru (estuarine crocodile), Rajarra (silver barramundi), Gurndaka (mullet), Diver bird and Catfish.