• Jilamara (Ed 5/30)
  • Jilamara (Ed 5/30)

Jane M Tipuamantumirri

Jilamara (Ed 5/30)


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Multi Plate colour etching on 300gsm Hahnemuhle paper by Tiwi artist Jane M Tipuamantumirri. In Tiwi language, the term Jilamara refers to body paint design.

  • Artist: Jane M Tipuamantumirri
  • 39cm x 35cm
  • Multi Plate colour etching on 300gsm Hahnemuhle paper
  • Cat No 811-21
  • Art Centre: Ngaruwanajirri Inc. Bathhurt Island, Tiwi 

Jane M Tipuamantumirri is an artist working from Ngaruwanajirri Incorporated.

Ngaruwanajirri Incorporated is an arts centre at Wurrumiyanga on Bathurst Island. Ngaruwanajirri, which means ‘helping one another’ in Tiwi, was established in 1994. It was originally set up for disabled Tiwi residents but now includes all artists, with the original artists working with traditional wood carvers. Art created includes natural ochre paintings on paper and canvas, batik on silk, lino prints on paper and fabric and ironwood carvings. Many paintings and carvings from Ngaruwanajirri, including tutini poles for Pukumani ceremonies, have been exhibited in Darwin, interstate and overseas. Works reside in private collections and art galleries both nationally and internationally. 

 


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