Pukamani bark basket

Black Joe WOMBIAUDIMIRRI: artist

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About the work


Made from stringy gum bark, the basket is used in the Purukupali ceremony to hold the ceremonial armbands, head rings and armlets.
Title
Pukamani bark basket
Artist/Maker and role
Black Joe WOMBIAUDIMIRRI: artist
Medium
ochres on eucalyptus bark, plant fibre
Measurements
82.0 x 51.5 x 22.0 cm
Display location
Credit line
Purchased through the Western Australian Government, 1988
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
1988/0477

This is one of the bark paintings in our collection.



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