Maria Josette Orsto Tiwi, b. 29/12/1962
Jilamara, 2018
ochres on canvas
65 x 40 cm
25 5/8 x 15 3/4 in
25 5/8 x 15 3/4 in
MM4125
$ 1,100.00
Jilamara is the brightly coloured ochre patterns painted on the body for the Pukumani ceremony, in which participants’ bodies are covered in designs and sacred markings related to kin to...
Jilamara is the brightly coloured ochre patterns painted on the body for the Pukumani ceremony, in which participants’ bodies are covered in designs and sacred markings related to kin to disguise them from the spirits of the dead. These highly individuated forms drawn from a shared understanding of geometric motifs are also translated onto monumental carved tutini (burial poles) that are placed around gravesites.
