Kiripapuranjuwi (Skilful Hands)

A Collection of Munupi Indigenous Art

Kiripapuranjuwi (Skilful Hands)

A Collection of Munupi Indigenous Art

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by DELORES TIPUAMANTUMIRRI of Munupi Artists. The title is Banapa. [16-197] (Ochre on Linen) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by DELORES TIPUAMANTUMIRRI of Munupi Artists. The title is Banapa. [16-197] (Ochre on Linen)
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DELORES TIPUAMANTUMIRRI

Banapa
16-197
Ochre on Linen
 Banapa | 16-197
Ochre on Linen
 180 x 120cm | 70.87 x 47.24in
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Banapa is the Tiwi word for net. Throw nets are commonly and expertly used for fishing off the beach. The shapes and forms these fish nets create whilst being cast translate into wonderful pictorial patterns.