ARTIST: Janice Murray
TITLE:
WHISTLING DUCK – COLLECTORS' FOLIO 3 (NORTHERN & CENTRAL AUSTRALIA: Basil Hall Editions)
COMMUNITY: Milikapiti (Melville Island) NT
MEDIUM: Etching
EDITION:100
SIZE: 14*11cm
Janice Pungautji Murray lives at Milikapiti located on the Tiwi Islands north of Darwin. Her country is Tinganu, her skin group Flying Fox and her dance is Turtle.
Birds are one of Janice Murray's favourite subjects and include Whistling Duck, Jabiru and Pelican.
The geometric structure of ceremonial body designs or Jilamara is also incorporated into her art.
Ceremonial rituals are often associated with mythological stories involving ancestors who were transformed into animals or birds.
Tiwi artists have their own individual interpretation of the designs.