Patrick Freddy Puruntatameri
Tjurukukuni (Owl)
,
2023
CAT
480-23
Locally sourced ochre on ironwood
26
cm
Dimensions variable
Framed
535
Or
for set of
On hold
SOLD
Not for sale
Price on request
Tjurukukuni, the owl who acted as messenger for the Tiwi lovers Wai-ai and Taparra, guiding them to one another through the bush. Itwas following this act of infidelity that death came to the world and the Tiwi people.
Courtes of Jilamara Arts and Crafts
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