A decorated pole used in burial rituals by the Tiwi people of Bathurst and Melville Islands.
the kids performed Tiwi dances around the Pukamani pole
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- What if Mack had sold pukamani poles that weren't carved by the Tiwi people and Fisher found out about it?
- He placed the bag next to a Pukamani pole and began a furious dance with lines of men.
- Objects of Western manufacture were replacing native Tiwi craft as proper payment for the makers of the ceremonial Pukamani poles.
- The National Gallery of Australia's sculpture garden includes a proud cluster of Pukamani poles from Bathurst Island.
- The objects ranged in size and complexity from a three-metre Pukamani pole to fine shell necklaces.