Sculpture | Bird carving by Barry Kantilla

This gorgeous bird carving sculpture was carved and painted by Ngaruwanajirri artist Barry Kantilla by hand in 2024.  

At Wurrumiyanga on Bathurst Island, one beautiful building known as the Tiwi Sistine Chapel or The Keeping Place houses a small group of Tiwi artists who attend daily to create artwork in a peaceful environment. The artists are guided towards excellence in their finished artworks and are represented in State galleries across Australia and the world. Renowned for their use of traditional Tiwi cultural materials such as ground-up local ochre pigments. 

Details:
Title: Tokwampini black / bird
Artist: Barry Kantilla
Size 27 cm
Material: ironwood carving and natural ochres