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Kayimwagakimi Jilamara Ii, 2006

$800.00

  • 100cm x 56cm
  • 2006
  • Sugar Lift And Open-Bite Etching
  • Catalog No: 2200-NE-06-RK5-30-40

Kayimwagakimi is the traditional Tiwi painting ‘comb’. Made from bloodwood or ironwood, it is about 15cm high with a single row of teeth. The comb is dabbed in ochre and applied to the painting surface resulting in a straight line of fine dots, a process which is repeated over and over. Kayimwagakimi and marlipinyini (a fine stick or pandanus frond chewed to form a brush) have largely been replaced by modern brushes but a handful of Tiwi still use traditional tools.

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