Enraeld Djulabinyanna

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Enraeld Djulabinyanna Munkana (* around 1885, † around 1970) came from the Munkara Aboriginal family in Australia. He was one of the most important wood sculptors of the Tiwi tribe .

Life

Little is known about the life of Enraeld Djulabinyanna; he was one of the artists from Milikapiti (Snake Bay) on Melville Island in the 1950s and 1960s who created numerous sculptures. In remote Milikapiti, the influence of European missionaries was less than in other areas of the Tiwi Islands , and more pristine works of art were created, inspired by the Aborigines.

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His sculptures are relatively large, the arms hang down straight and motionless and a window opens between the hips and the feet. The figures rest on round bases, are carved from one piece of hardwood and painted with natural pigments. The sculptures by Djulabinyanna take up the basic forms of the artistically carved totem poles of the Tiwi. The theme of his art is the pukumani and the bima ritual, a creation story of the dream time , which is celebrated at the funerals of the Tiwi.

The pukumani ritual

Purukuparli had a son, Jinani, with Bima. When Tapara, Purukuparli's brother, came to her camp, he seduced his wife, Bima, and the baby Jinani was not cared for, became weak, and eventually died. Tapara wanted to bring Jinani back to life, and a fight broke out between the two brothers. Purukuparli buried his son and thus decided the fate of all Tiwis. The moon emerged from Tapara and in this way escaped the revenge of Purukuparli and death. The dreamtime story continues to the death of Purukuparli, only to be ended as a creation story by Bima's father, a honey bird man who oversees the production of all objects of Tiwi art.

Exhibitions

  • Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1959
  • Toured the United States in the 1960s
  • Exhibition Art of the Dreamtime in Tokyo in 1966

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Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.artfact.com, accessed April 13, 2009
  2. ↑ Wally Caruna: The Art of the Aborigines P. 85 ff.
personal data
SURNAME Djulabinyanna, Enraeld
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Munkana, Enraeld; Munkana, Enraeld Djulabinyanna (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian artist
DATE OF BIRTH around 1885
DATE OF DEATH around 1970