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CORNELIA TIPUAMANTUMIRRI (dec)
Jilamara Design14-334
Ochre on Linen
Jilamara Design | 14-334
Ochre on Linen
183 x 244cm | 72.05 x 96.06in
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During ceremony on the Tiwi Islands, a series of yoi (dances) are performed; some are totemic (inherited from the person’s mother) and some serve to act out the narrative of newly composed songs.
Participants in these ceremonies are painted with turtiyanginari (the different natural ochre colours) in varying designs, transforming the dancers and, in some cases, providing protection against recognition by mapurtiti (spirits).
These designs can be applied in different ways, one of which is using the finger, or in this case a brush. Ochre is also applied to the body and face. These significant artistic designs collectively are called Jilamara.
During ceremony on the Tiwi Islands, a series of yoi (dances) are performed; some are totemic (inherited from the person’s mother) and some serve to act out the narrative of newly composed songs.
Participants in these ceremonies are painted with turtiyanginari (the different natural ochre colours) in varying designs, transforming the dancers and, in some cases, providing protection against recognition by mapurtiti (spirits).
These designs can be applied in different ways,... Read More
Participants in these ceremonies are painted with turtiyanginari (the different natural ochre colours) in varying designs, transforming the dancers and, in some cases, providing protection against recognition by mapurtiti (spirits).
These designs can be applied in different ways,... Read More