Pedro Wonaeamirri, born 1974, PWOJA-PUKUMANI BODY PAINT DESIGN
Pedro Wonaeamirri, born 1974, PWOJA-PUKUMANI BODY PAINT DESIGNEstimate $4,000 – $6,000
- Lot Sold $4,000 (Hammer Price)
- $4,800 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
natural earth pigments on linen
bears Alcaston Gallery catalogue number AK9829 and artist's name, dance, skin and Jilamara Arts and Crafts catalogue number 914-03 on Jilamara Arts and Crafts stamp on the reverse
75 BY 125CM
Provenance:
Painted at Milikapiti, Melville Island in 2003
Jilamara Arts and Crafts, Melville Island
Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne
Private collection
This painting is sold with a Jilamara Arts and Crafts certificate that reads in part: 'Traditional Tiwi Culture placed special significance on the Pukumani (funeral) ceremony. Mourners are decorated using natural ochres to disguise themselves from the spirit of the deceased and song and dance is performed to honour the dead. Pwoja (bodypaint) is the source of many contemporary Tiwi designs and performance of the pukumani as ritual helps to reinvigorate the imagery'.