2 AM 7693/11
Francesca Puruntatameri Jilamara 2010
Ochre on Linen 1000 x 500mm SOLD
During ceremony on the Tiwi Islands a series of ?yoi? (dances), are performed; some are totemic (inherited from the person's
Mother) and some serve to act out the narrative of newly composed songs. Participants in these ceremonies are painted
with turtiyanginari (the different natural ochre colours) in varying designs, transforming the dancers and, in some cases,
providing protection.