Lot 18
Gulach (Spike Bush) 2011
natural ochres on bark with PVA glue
108 x 58cm
Estimate $3,000 - $5,000
Maningrida Arts and Culture, Northern Territory (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity)
Private collection, Melbourne
"The artist has depicted a key emblem for the Gun-gulol Gu-rrenyjinga clans. It is a design for gulach, the spike rush (Eleocharis dulcis) that dominates the Barlparnarra swamp country. The emblem appears as triangular motifs which cover the entire painting. The spike rush plant has edible corns which form a food source for magpie geese, a key swamp game animal. People also dig and eat the sweet corns."
As stated on the Maningrida Arts and Culture certificate of authenticity.
Indigenous Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8647
6:00pm - 22 August 2022
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
Friday 19 - Sunday 21 August, 10am - 4pm
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CONTACT
Lucy Foster
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