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'Tiwi Skin Groups (tribes)'
90 x 70cm, locally sourced ochres on canvas
$575
The Tiwi people are made up of four main tribes of which there are also subgroups; Sun, Stone, Fish and Pandanus. A person inherits their tribe from their mother’s side of the family, while they inherit their country and totem from their father’s family.
Cat: 332-23