Aboriginal Ceremonies from the Tiwi Islands

Pukumani poles

Decorated poles at a “Pukumani” funerary ceremony in Pularumpi (Pirlingimpi), on Melville Island. These carved and painted “Pukumani poles” are commissioned by the family of the deceased and used to be placed around the grave, typical of the people living on the Tiwi islands.

Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Sun Jun 29, 1986
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