Details of Kayimwagakimi jilamara

  
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Kayimwagakimi jilamara by Raelene Kerinauia
Details
Catalog Number : 28389
Size : 60cm x 200cm
Medium : Natural ochres on linen
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About Kayimwagakimi jilamara
Kayimwagakimi is the traditional Tiwi painting 'comb'. Made from bloodwood or ironwood, it is about 15cm high with a single row of teeth. The comb is dabbed in ochre and applied to the painting surface resulting in a straight line of fine dots, a process which is repeated over and over. Kayimwagakimi and marlipinyini (a fine stick or pandanus frond chewed to form a brush) have been largely replaced by modern brushes, but a handful of Twiw still use traditional tools.