by Richard | Dec 13, 2017 | Kimberley Paintings
Ignatia Jangarra Wandjina Paintings Ignatia Jangarra is an Aboriginal Artist who painted depictions of Wandjina. She painted in the Kimberley of Western Australia in the 1980’s. Most of her Wandjina paintings are on bark. The aim of this article is to...
by Richard | Dec 7, 2017 | Tiwi Art
Ali Mungatopi : Tiwi Bark Painter Ali Mungatopi was a well known Tiwi bark Painting artist. He is best known for his bark paintings of traditional skin designs. The aim of this article is to assist readers in identifying if their Tiwi bark painting is by Ali...
by Richard | Dec 6, 2017 | Tiwi Art
Harry Carpenter Wommatakimmi Harry Carpenter Wommatakimmi was a well known and prolific Tiwi Sculpture artist. He worked in Paru on Melville Island in the 1970’s and produced many great painted sculptures. The aim of this article is to assist readers in identifying if...
by Richard | Dec 6, 2017 | Tiwi Art
Tiwi Carving The vast majority of Aboriginal Sculpture comes from the Tiwi Islands. Tiwi carving can be very collectible. The Tiwi islands have had an ancient tradition of carving and painting burial posts called Tutuni. In the early 1960’s some of these skilled...
by Richard | Dec 4, 2017 | Tiwi Art
Tiwi Bark Painting Tiwi Bark Paintings are usually rendered in an abstract often geometric style. These styles look abstract but represent ancestral lines whose meaning is clear only to the Artist. Backgrounds covered in with lines, crosshatching or dots. Stripling is...
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