Lot 57
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 $10,000 - $15,000
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
Fine Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8672
6:00pm - 21 March 2023
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
Friday 17 - Sunday 19 March, 10am - 4pm
Monday 20 - Tuesday 21 March, by appointment
333 Malvern Road, South Yarra VIC
CONTACT
Olivia Fuller
olivia.fuller@leonardjoel.com.au
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