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JEAN BAPTISTE APUATIMI (1940 - 2013) KULAMA-YAM, 2000 natural earth pigments on canvas 121.5 x 121.5 cm bears inscription verso: artist's name and Tiwi Design cat. TD2356-00 PROVENANCE Tiwi Design, Nguiu, Bathurst Island, Northern Territory Private collection, United States of America Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 24 March 2010, lot 172 Private collection, Melbourne This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tiwi Design which states: 'My husband taught me to paint Kulama (Yam) all the time. He taught me how to paint. Kulama ceremony is very important to Tiwi. When finish rain we start Kulama. We used to have Kulama ceremonies at Munkarra Park in Nguiu. Kulama ceremony is good for health, good hunting, initiation and good marriage. We have this ceremony once a year. It lasts for three days. They give people Tiwi names, prepare Kulama yam and have lots of singing. It's important to Kulama.' © Jean Baptiste Apuatimi/Copyright Agency 2023