Tiwi Islands
Australian Aboriginal Ironwood Bima Figure Carving Tiwi Island
By Myra Ann Tipiloura
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collected in Tiwi Island off the coast of Northern Australia, this Bima Figure Carving was carved
Category
20th Century Australian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Aboriginal Painting 'Kuluma in Tiwi Islands' by Nina Puruntatameri (1971-)
Located in NICE, FR
called Kulama in the Tiwi Islands. According to the tradition, the Kulama ceremony is performed in the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Tribal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 31.5 in W 47.25 in D 0.95 in
Aboriginal Diptyque Paintings by Raelene Kerinauia
By Raelene Kerinauia
Located in Atlanta, GA
1962 (Tiwi People), Wurrumiyanga, Mantiyupwi Country, Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Raelene
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
People Also Browsed
"Turkey Dreaming" Acrylic on Canvas Contemporary Aboriginal Painting
Located in London, GB
Lily Hargraves Nungarrayi
Turkey Dreaming, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
200 x 300 cm
Lily Hargraves Nungarrayi was driven to record and preserve cultural knowledge and traditions, knowing...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Korean Antique Wood Stacking Nong Cabinets
Located in Atlanta, GA
A two-tier stacking storage cabinet on comforting stand, known as Nong in Korean, circa early 20th century (end of Joseon to Korean Empire Period). Each cabinet is fitted with a pair...
Category
Early 20th Century Korean Other Furniture
Materials
Brass
Summer Blues (abstract expressionist monoprint)
By David Chamberlain
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful 1994 monotype painting by American artist, David Chamberlain (b.1950). Summer Blues. Oil on Arches paper, image measures 9.75 x 11.75 inches; sheet measures 22 x 30 inches....
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Monotype
Korean Minhwa Painting of Spotted Leopard Snarling Magpie
Located in Greenwich, CT
Korean Minhwa Spotted Leopard Snarling Magpie and another Magpie flying in the pine tree
Minhwa, Korean folk paintings, portray the simple and unaffected daily lives of ordinary peo...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Korean Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sex Modesty Apron, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal beaded cache-sex modesty apron (Pikuran),
Mandara Mountains, Cameroon
These colorful cache-sex were worn for celebrations, rituals and rites of passage by wo...
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
Aboriginal Painting on Hollow Log
By Hamish Karrkarrhba
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist: Hamish Karrkarrhba.
Year of birth: 1968.
Nationality: Australian.
Region: West Central Arnhem Land.
Language group: Kuninjku.
Medium: Wood and ochre paint.
Measurement:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Tribal Outsider and Self Taught...
Materials
Wood
Blue And White Vase, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Era, Circa 1690
Located in seoul, KR
The painting features a typical Kangxi blue and white style depiction of a female figure.
Period : Qing Dynasty, Kangxi reign
Production Date : 1690-1699
Made in : Jingdezhen
Destin...
Category
Antique 1690s Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Ancient Gu Shape 'Riverscapes' vase, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era, Circa 1690
Located in seoul, KR
An attractive GU vase hand painted in cobalt blue with typical kangxi riverscape panels painting separated by lined borders. It is presumed that the surface turned yellow because it ...
Category
Antique 1690s Chinese Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Australian Aboriginal Carved and Painted Spear from Melville Island
Located in Atlanta, GA
Title: A ceremonial spear with clan design paint
Artist: John Martin Tipungwuti
DOB: 18/01/1969
Medium: Ocher paint on wood carvin
DOC: 2006
Provenance: COA from Jilamara Arts a...
Category
Early 2000s Australian Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Carved Wood Aboriginal Shield, Western Australia
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall and narrow parrying shield from the Aboriginal people living in the Western Australia. The piece was carved out of a single block of hard wood that is dense and heavy. Of a cl...
Category
Early 20th Century Australian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Still Life Painting and Interior Scene 'The Potting Shed'
By Neil Faulkner
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'The Potting Shed' is a vibrant and tranquil piece. Faulkner has captured the beautiful flowers perfectly and the light is almost dreamlike. An amazing still life that would make an ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Australian Aboriginal Carved and Painted Spear from Melville Island
By Patrick Freddy Puruntatameri
Located in Atlanta, GA
Title: A ceremonial spear with clan design paint
Artist: Patrick Freddy Puruntatameri
DOB: 19/04/1973
Medium: Ocher paint on ironwood carving
DOC: 2006
Provenance: COA from Jila...
Category
Early 2000s Australian Folk Art Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Yupik Yup'ik Native American Alaska Carved Polychrome Wood Anthropomorphic Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic and somewhat grotesquely strange mask by the Yup'ik (Yupik) aboriginal, indigenous people of South-Western & South Central Alaska. The Yup'ik people, who are related to t...
Category
20th Century American Masks
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood, Paint
H 17.5 in W 14 in D 2.5 in
Artefacts of the Literati Pattern Plate c 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era
Located in seoul, KR
In the center, a vase adorned with a floral pattern suggests appreciation for nature. Notably, there is an object resembling a Go board, indicative of the intellectual pursuits favor...
Category
Antique 1720s Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Australian Aboriginal Painting on Hollow Log
Located in Atlanta, GA
Yalatai hollow log.
Artist: Binguur Wirrpanda.
Year of birth: 1973.
Nationality: Australian.
Region: East Arnhem Land.
Medium: Ochres on hollow log.
Measurement: 135cm (55 inch).
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Tribal Outsider and Self Taught...
Materials
Wood
Australian Aboriginal Carved Ancestor Figure with Ochre Paint
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hand-carved wood ancestor figure with surface pictorial carving showing kangaroo hunting and decorated with black and red paint and white and yellow ocher pigment. The figure slightl...
Category
Early 2000s Australian Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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Fine Rare Old Australian Aboriginal Tiwi Islands Ceremonial Paddle Club
Located in London, GB
Fine rare Old Aboriginal Tiwi Islands ceremonial paddle club
The very finely carved club in hard
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Australian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 28.75 in W 5.91 in D 0.79 in
Pukumoni Pole Australian Aboriginal Art from Tiwi Island
By Romelo Tipiloura
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pukumoni Pole is a clan totem pole from Tiwi Island off the northern Australian coast. It is made
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Folk Art Tribal Art
Australian Aboriginal Primordial Ancestor Couple Statues from Tiwi Island
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of large carved statues that depict an ancestor couple from Tiwi Island, off the northern
Category
Early 2000s Australian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood
Pukumoni Pole Australian Aboriginal Art
By John Patrick Kelantumama
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pukumoni Pole is a clan totem pole from Tiwi Island off the northern Australian coast. It is made
Category
20th Century Australian Folk Art Tribal Art
Aboriginal Australia Bima Figure Carving
By Matha Purantatameri
Located in Atlanta, GA
. Collected from Tiwi Islands off the coast of Northern Territory.
Artist
Category
Early 2000s Australian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Ironwood Woman Ancestor statue Australian Aboriginal
By Tess Tipungwuti
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tiwi Woman Figure
From Tiwi Island off the Northern coast of Australia. The statue was carved from
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Tribal Sculptures
Blanket Lizard Kurruporani pole Australian Aboriginal Tribal Art
By Wally Kerinauia
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Artist: Wally Kerinauia
Nationality: Australian
Region: Bathurst Island, NT
Language Group: Tiwi
Medium
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Australian Aboriginal Painting Tiwi Island Immaculata Tipiloura
Located in Atlanta, GA
painted with Iron Wood comb.
Date: 2006
Provenance : From Tiwi Design Aboriginal Corporation
Signed
Category
Early 2000s Australian Tribal Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Japiru Bird Pole Australian Aboriginal sculpture
By Patrick Freddy Puruntatameri
Located in Atlanta, GA
Made by artist Patrick Freddy Puruntatameri from Aboriginal art community on Tiwi islands, off the
Category
20th Century Australian Folk Art Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Fine Rare Old Australian Aboriginal Tiwi Islands Ceremonial Paddle Club
Located in London, GB
Fine rare Old Aboriginal Tiwi Islands ceremonial paddle club
The very finely carved club in hard
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Australian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 28.75 in W 5.91 in D 0.79 in
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