Facial designs; Tudawali, the Shark Wuriuprili (Fire)
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Charles Pearcy Mountford
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Series AA228/3
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Facial designs; Tudawali, the Shark Wuriuprili (Fire)
Anthropology acquisition A47115
Male face and neck on green paper
Striations, thick lips lots of "hair"
Inscription on drawing:
Malii nera nutra (Melville Islander person) artist
Facial designs of Tudawalithe slack PUTAR fire
WURIUPRILA
Painted to make himself as fearsome as possible. His marks are used today in Tudawali dance. See further notes in diary
Creator: Charles Pearcy Mountford
Control: AA 228/3/4
Quantity:
1
Drawing
Formats: Mounted Works of Art, Drawings
Series:
AA228/3