Description
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 (bodypaint) is the source of many contemporary Tiwi designs and performance of the pukumani as ritual helps to reinvigorate the imagery.
Raelene DOB 1/09/1962
size 56 x76cm natural ochres on paper. AS NEW with frame 91 x 74cm
with papers of certification
