Mortuary post "pukamani" - Australia - Tiwi Islands
wood, pigments, base
Mortuary posts "pukamani" are commissioned on the death of an important person by their relatives. A number of carved and painted posts are positioned around the grave-side as a memorial to the deceased.
H: 91 cm, H: 35,8 inch
Provenance:
Arno Henseler, Munich, Germany
Lit.: Cooper, Carol, Aboriginal Australia, Sydney 1981, p. 158 f.
Condition
See description
wood, pigments, base
Mortuary posts "pukamani" are commissioned on the death of an important person by their relatives. A number of carved and painted posts are positioned around the grave-side as a memorial to the deceased.
H: 91 cm, H: 35,8 inch
Provenance:
Arno Henseler, Munich, Germany
Lit.: Cooper, Carol, Aboriginal Australia, Sydney 1981, p. 158 f.
Condition
See description
