Lot 119
Mawurrji 2003
synthetic polymer paint on linen
inscribed verso with artist's name and Warlukurlangu Artists cat. no. 173/03 and Alison Kelly Gallery cat. no. AKG 506
183 x 91.5cm
Estimate $3,000 - $5,000
Warlukurlangu Artists, Northern Territory (accompanied by a copy of the certificate of authenticity)
Alison Kelly Gallery, Melbourne
Private collection, Tasmania
"This Jukurrpa is from Mawurrji and concerns Janganpa (possum) and Ingarraakarraku (spotted night jar; it's Warlpiri name deriving from the noise it makes).
The straight lines on either side represent kulara, spears, which the Ingarrakarraku made at Mawurrji. He threw those spears every way from his place at Mawurrji, where they landed rockholes were created. The central motif is the tracks of Janganpa, possum. There is a sacred possum rockhole at Mawurrji, the result of a taboo love affair. It is secret and can only be seen by the initiated."
As stated by the Warlkurlangu Artists certificate of authenticity
© Jack Ross Jakamarra/Copyright Agency 2024
Fine Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8755
6:00pm - 22 October 2024
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Fri 18 - Sun 20 Oct, 10am - 4pm
Mon 21 Oct, by appointment
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn VIC
CONTACT
Wiebke Brix
wiebke.brix@leonardjoel.com.au
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