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Mary Magdalene Tipungwuti Jilamara, Milikapiti Melville Island 2006
Natural ochres on linen 900 x 700mm $1960
All jilamara (design) is originally drawn from the body painting which accompanied the pukumani (funeral) and kulama (initiation/yam) All
the artists living at Milikapiti are drawing on collective Tiwi memory, and the individual expression and aesthetic qualities of each artist’s
work is reflective of their personal interpretation of traditional Tiwi design or jilamara.