The Tiwi Islands - Bathurst Island

Cemetery in Nguiu

A cemetery in the township of Nguiu. Note the Tiwi “Pukumani” funerary pole covered with a “tunga” or decorated bark basket, an example of the co-existence of the Catholic faith and Tiwi tradition.

Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Sat Jun 06, 1987
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