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Lot description
PEDRO WONAEAMIRRI born 1974 PWOJA PUKUMANI BODDY PAINT DESIGN, 2004 natural earth pigments with synthetic binder on paper 76.0 x 58.0 cm (sheet) 92.0 x 72.5 cm (frame) bears inscription verso: artist's name and Jilamara Arts and Crafts cat. 81-04 PROVENANCE Jilamara Arts and Crafts, Melville Island The collection of Marielle Soni, Melbourne This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Jilamara Arts and Crafts which states: 'Traditional Tiwi Culture placed special significance on the Pukumani (funeral) ceremony. Mourners are decorated using natural ochres as a 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.' © Pedro Wonaeamirri/Copyright Agency 2023 This work is located in our Melbourne Gallery