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Miniature Tiwi Memorial Pole
TAD Tribal Art
A model tutini (funerary pole) traditionally used in pukumani (burial ceremony) rites, whereafter it is abandoned to serve as a grave marker. Partial typed label: Miniatu[re] / Carved and P[ainted] / Alice [Springs].
$2,400.00
Artwork details
Origin
Unidentified Tiwi artist, Melville or Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, c. 1960-70
Dimension
H 32IN x W 3IN
H 81.28CM x W 7.62CM