Context (CMS Context)
Pelicans and other sea birds were said to have witnessed the first, founding pukumani mortuary ceremony, following the tragic adultery of the first man Purukuparli's wife with the moon, Japarra. The birds are said to have taught the first dances; this mythic event gives rise to a generic 'Tiwi bird' often featured in modern Tiwi sculpture, fabric printing, and print making.
[Taken from the application to the Renew scheme in the case for acquisition]
Event Date 12/8/2013
Author: Remke van der Velden

Context (CMS Context)
Drawn on the plate by Murray (1966-) from Tiwi, Australia. Drawn on Melville Island and printed in an edition of 30, plus proofs, by APW Senior Printer Martin King at APW, Melbourne, 1999.
Event Date 12/8/2013
Author: Remke van der Velden

Context (CMS Context)
Presented by The Art Fund and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. An acquisition project to build a collection of modern and contemporary work on paper from Australia, Canada and South Africa was undertaken over 2011-13 with the support of a grant under The Art Fund's RENEW programme. The collection was developed with the expert advice and generous assistance of Annie Coombes and Norman Vorano in relation to South African and Inuit artists respectively. Khadija Carroll, Anita Herle and Diana Wood Conroy also contributed to the selection process. Obtained from Australian Print Workshop, 210 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065, Australia. Acquired on 30 July 2013. Arrived on 8/8/2013.
Event Date 12/8/2013
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Etching by Janice Murray, untitled (two birds), 1999. Presentation Proof. Original limited edition work on paper, signed by the artist. Hard-ground etching printed in two colours, from one copper plate with colour roll-up. Condition: Good.
Event Date 12/8/2013
Author: maa

Conservation (Assessment Only)
CON.2017.3702 | Assessment Only
Event Date 24/1/2017
Author: Rachel Howie

Loan (Exhibition)
Musée d'ethnographie de Genève, 01/04/2017 to 31/01/2018, The Arts of Aboriginal Australia (provisional title)
Event Date 1/4/2017
Author: Remke Velden