Pukumani pole - last lines added

Lining added

Wings' lining added 12 June


 

Dot painting

Lower section done, middle section and wings awaiting further decoration.

Some links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiwi_people

http://shop.tiwiart.com.au/

http://www.aamu.nl/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Australian_art

http://tactualtextiles.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/interpreting-cultural-sources-stage-1-tutinipukumani-poles/

http://www.outstation.com.au/stockroom/jimmy-mungatopi-tutini-pukumani-pole/

  

Painting eyes & etc

Painting the eyes took a lot of nerve and even more mental preparation

Yellow "ochre" from the discount shop

Adjusting the pole on its stand - this was actually May 23

Dots - added later that night

Aboriginal Pukumani Pole

28 February 2014 - neck and beak need fine-tuning

16-February-2014 After hibernating

 

I use the Aussie Arbortech woodcarver a lot

23-June-2013 Aboriginals use Ironwood, I think Ash approaches it.

 7-June-2013 I saw this Pukumani pole in the AAMU Utrecht

I chose this ash tree trunk. I like ash, but it is very heavy and tough.

Logging/cutting/pruning in our street 23-February-2013