Kulama (278-21), 2021

natural ochres on linen
120 x 120cm
$10,600

Catalogue No: 278-21
Provenance: Jilamara Arts & Crafts Association

Location: Sydney

The Kulama Ceremony is performed in the late wet season (March-April) when a ring appears around the moon. Kulama is a traditional initiation for young men which coincides with the harvest of a certain wild yam species. Elders of both sexes sing and dance for three days welcoming the boys into adulthood. The boy is then renamed with his true man’s name.