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 by Cornelia Tipuamanturriri, Tiwi Island
Located in NICE, FR
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- Ngawa Munupula/Ngawa Kiripapiranjuwi: New Paintings from Munupi Art on the Tiwi Islands, Outstation
Category
20th Century Australian Tribal Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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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
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
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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