Jane Tipuamantumirri Tiwi, b. 6/7/1968
Untitled (Ducks), 2019
acrylic paint on Arches paper (framed)
38.5 x 58 cm
15 1/8 x 22 7/8 in
15 1/8 x 22 7/8 in
MM4412
$ 750.00
Ngaruwanajirri Inc. is a group based at the Keeping Place on Bathurst Island in August 1994. Ngaruwanajirri is a Tiwi word meaning 'helping one another' and was created to provide...
Ngaruwanajirri Inc. is a group based at the Keeping Place on Bathurst Island in August 1994. Ngaruwanajirri is a Tiwi word meaning "helping one another" and was created to provide employment opportunities for the people of Wurrumiyanga and to support local Tiwi artists with disabilities. The culture from the Tiwi Islands is unique and characterised by an emphasis on dance - which is still an essential component of everyday life - the Kulama ceremony (to celebrate renewal of life and regeneration of plants and animals) and the Pukumani burial ceremony. As well as a skin name, each person has their own dance and dreaming which they inherit. The art of the Tiwi Islands is clearly distinguishable by their emphasis on fine, geometric abstract designs which can be seen as an artistic representation of jilamara (body paint designs) used for ceremony.
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