Tablecloth featuring Jilamara by Paulina Puruntatameri 150cm x 150cm

Tablecloth featuring Jilamara by Paulina Puruntatameri 150cm x 150cm

Regular price $62.00

Cotton Tablecloth Sq-PPU135

During ceremony on the Tiwi Islands a series of ‘yoi’ (dances), are performed; some are totemic and some shows a narrative of newly composed songs. Participants in these ceremonies are painted with turtiyanginari (the different natural ochre colours), transforming the dancers and, in some cases, provide protection against mapurtiti (spirits). These significant artistic designs collectively are called ‘Jilamara’.