Originally from Melville Island (Northern Australia), Leon Puruntatameri presents here an abstract version of a “pukumani” grave marker intended to be erected on the grave of a deceased person—usually in groups, with the number of markers varying according to the social importance of the deceased and their degree of initiation. 

Public collections: 

• Musée des Confluences, Lyon 
• Campbelltown City Art Gallery, Australia
• Federal Airports Corporation, Australia
• National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
• National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, Australia
• NSW Toolangi Discovery Centre, Toolangi Victoria, Australia
• RMIT Gallery RMIT Victoria, Australia
• Toolangi Discovery Centre, Toolangi Victoria, Australia