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PEDRO WONAEAMIRRI (born 1974) (Language group: Tiwi) Pwoja Pukaumani Body Paint Design 2004 natural pigments on canvas artist's name and Jilamara Arts and Crafts cat. no. 550-04 90 x 70cm PROVENANCE: Jilamara Arts and Crafts, Melville Island, Northern Territory (stamp verso) Private collection, Melbourne OTHER NOTES: "Traditional Tiwi Culture placed special significance on the Puykumani (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." As stated of the Jilmara Arts and Crafts certificate of authenticity © Pedro Wonaeamirri/Copyright Agency, 2026