Serial:
AM 7599/10
Title:
Yamparriparri
Created:
2010
Medium:
Size:
1600 x 1000mm
$2,400 (tax inc.)
SOLD
The story:
This painting depicts the Tiwi story of the shooting star, or Yamparriparri. Yamparriparri are viewed by Tiwi people as a very bad omen, a type of demon similar to a vampire. The custom on the Tiwi Islands when a shooting star is observed is to spit several times on the ground to mitigate potential bad luck.