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Click to enlargec.1930 – 2012
- Region
- Western Desert
- Community
- Pirlangimpi (Garden Point, Pularumpi)
- Language group
- Tiwi
Tiwi Map, -
natural earth pigments on canvas
160 x 100 cm
$9,000
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- Provenance
- Cat No. MUUJUS890 The Jacquie McPhee Collection
- Artwork story
- The Tiwi map serves as a conceptual guide, marking and locating significant places for both the artist and his community. Its ochre colors mirror those worn by ceremonial performers, and the painting technique mimics the jilamara—traditional body paint designs used during ceremonies. The paint is applied with a traditional Tiwi wooden comb, crafted from locally sourced Ironwood.