Pukamini armlets and headpiece
UNKNOWN (Arnhem Land; Milingimbi): artist
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Known as parm’djini, these armlets are worn by male dancers in the Pukumani (mortuary) ceremony. Similar armlets would have been worn in the funeral ceremony for Purukapali – the ancestor who brought death to the Tiwi.
Title
Pukamini armlets and headpiece
Artist/Maker and role
UNKNOWN (Arnhem Land; Milingimbi): artist
Medium
plant fibre, resin, ochres, feathers, plant seeds and plant fibre binding
Measurements
(a) 3.0 x 41.0 cm (circumference)
(b) 30.0 x 41.5 cm (circumference)
(c) 79.0 x 76.0 x 68.0 cm (circumference)
(b) 30.0 x 41.5 cm (circumference)
(c) 79.0 x 76.0 x 68.0 cm (circumference)
Credit line
Purchased through the Western Australian Government, 1988
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
1988/0756.a-c