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Lot 65

OLD NYM DJIMURRGURR (c.1910-1970s) (Language group: Gunwinggu)
Maraian Ceremony - Male and Female Barramundi c.1965
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
artist's name, language group and description on unknown label attached verso
72 x 55cm

Estimate $7,000 - $10,000

Unsold


Sotheby's, Melbourne, 28 June 1999
Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney 1999
Private collection, Sydney


"The Turtle followed a dreaming path, and after fighting with Porcupine. As a man he had dragged a stick making creeks and rivers in the vicinity of Oenpelli and then as a Turtle he swam along these creeks and rivers, travelling by water and short stretches of Land - Following the same Dreaming path.
He was cooked and eaten by Mimis but they never broke him up in pieces or burnt up his remains."
As stated on the label attached verso

Indigenous Art

AUCTION
Sale: LJ8694
6:00pm - 28 August 2023
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141

VIEWING
Friday 25 - Sunday 27 August, 10am - 4pm
333 Malvern Road, South Yarra VIC

CONTACT
Lucy Foster
lucy.foster@leonardjoel.com.au

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