Banapa - Nets of the Tiwi Islands

A Collection of Fine Munupi Indigenous Art

Banapa - Nets of the Tiwi Islands

A Collection of Fine Munupi Indigenous Art

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by ALISON PURUNTATAMERI of Munupi Artists. The title is Pwonga. [21-269] (Ochre on Canvas) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by ALISON PURUNTATAMERI of Munupi Artists. The title is Pwonga. [21-269] (Ochre on Canvas)
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ALISON PURUNTATAMERI

Pwonga
21-269
Ochre on Canvas
 Pwonga | 21-269
Ochre on Canvas
 200 x 186cm | 78.74 x 73.23in
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This painting tells a story about Pwonga the spider woman who gave us the designs of the web lines. When Tiwi look for water they look for the spider webs which tell us there is water near.