Facial design. Pukamuni design Mungumini worn by a small fish

Archive Collections / Charles Pearcy Mountford / Series AA228/3 / Facial design. Pukamuni design Mungumini worn by a small fish
Anthroplolgy acquisition r A47118

Face on green paper.
Yellow and white lines over all

Inscription on drawing:
AUTCANUNI face design
MALUMEULA
Individual always uses ?anterior mask of father.
Design and PURAKAPOLI line worn by LIBARINI 9" wide, salt water, edible bloodwood PUTEWI
Jimmy (Melville Islander man) uses the Pukanimi design, his father bloodwood. No particular meaning except these are the marks on fish.
This design called MUBUMINI.
It call bloodwood rather use this design if father can use this design

CreatorCharles Pearcy Mountford
ControlAA 228/3/7
Quantity   1   Drawing
FormatsMounted Works of Art, Drawings
Series AA228/3