Strong Men 1: Jilamara Men
                    Past exhibition
                
                
                
        
                
        Brian Farmer Illortamini
                                Jilamara
                            
                                    natural ochres on canvas
30 x 80 cm
830250
                                    
                                   All jilamara (design) are originally drawn from the body painting which accompanied the pukumani (funeral) and kulama (initiation/yam) ceremonies. An individual design and aesthetic is highly valued by Tiwi artists...
                        
                    
                                                    All jilamara (design) are originally drawn from the body painting which accompanied the pukumani (funeral) and kulama (initiation/yam) ceremonies. An individual design and aesthetic is highly valued by Tiwi artists and is representative of their personal interpretation of the traditional Tiwi design or jilamara.