Lot 42
Loomoogool (Blue Tongue Lizard Dreaming) 1999
natural earth pigments and synthetic polymer paint on linen
inscribed verso with artist's initials and Jirrawun Arts cat. no. PT999.43
135 x 122cm
Estimate $3,000 - $5,000
Jirrawun Arts, Western Australia
The Collection of William Mora Galleries, Melbourne
© Phyllis Thomas/Copyright Agency, 2024
This painting shows the dreamtime blue tongue lizard Loomoogool. The blue tongue was a woman in dreamtime. The European name for the place is Pompey's Pillar. This very tall rock stands up in Gija country close to the turn off from the Great Northern Highway to Rukun - Crocodile Hole. This is the view of the old woman blue tongue seen from the road. She stands facing the viewer surrounded by flat country and little rocky hills.
Fine Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8711
6:00pm - 19 March 2024
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Friday 15 - Sunday 17 March, 10am - 4pm
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CONTACT
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